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Presentation on Low-carb/High Fat Diets
to the Massachusetts Public Health Association
Leaders
of the Massachusetts
Public Health Association (MPHA) came to Fall River on October 23,
2015 to provide a forum for Partners to present its
approach to reducing obesity. The meeting turned to Partners Executive Director Dr. David
Weed and Southcoast Health Registered Dietitian Amanda Raposo who
described their approach to weight loss and the prevention and treatment
of diabetes. "We think the current recommendations to lower dietary
fats and include high amounts of carbohydrates is what helped to cause the
obesity epidemic rather than to reduce it," stated Weed. "We now
recommend whole foods with natural fats through our guidelines,
a 20-minute video on
the subject, and efforts to reduce
sugar-sweetened beverages ," he added. Ms. Raposo followed up
with a summary of how she successfully treats her patients in the
Southcoast Diabetes
Management Program. Click here for
a one-hour 
video of their presentation. Click
here for Dr. Weed's presentation PowerPoint slides and here
for Ms. Raposo's.
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