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Tips for Eating Right During the School Year

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Written By: Judy Marshel, PhD, RD, CDN

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Many families make healthy eating a priority during the summer months – when fresh produce and seasonal products are readily available. Yet, when the school year begins, you may find it daunting to prepare nutritious meals.

With another school year just around the corner, most families are preparing for the busyness that will once again be “life.”

To get started, begin thinking ahead so you can plan and have healthy foods available.

Below are some tips that you can use to encourage consumption of nutrient-rich foods- the fuel kids need to learn throughout the school year.

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How Important Your Metabolism is in Weight Loss

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A recent New York Times article titled After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight explained why many struggle to keep off weight lost.1 The article explains that someone who deliberately loses weight will have a slower metabolism once they stop dieting. Therefore, researchers were not surprised to see that contestants from ‘The Biggest Loser’ had slow metabolisms once the show ended and had a difficult time keeping weight off. Weight loss is accompanied by a slowing of one’s resting metabolic rate (RMR). This phenomenon is called ‘metabolic adaptation” or ‘adaptive thermogenesis’ and it acts to counter weight loss and contributes to weight regain.2

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Live Light Live Right will be at the American Diabetes Association Expo

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The American Diabetes Association is having it’s annual Expo on April 30, 2016 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. This event is free and will have health screenings, cooking demos, products and services exhibitors, and leading experts speaking about diabetes management, research and prevention . It’s a fun event for the whole family.

Live Light Live Right will be attending and our lead trainer Ebony Harris will be doing a fitness demo from 12:30-1:00pm, so stop by and join the fun.

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Annual Live Light Live Right Holiday Party

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Live Light Live Right celebrated our Annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Party at CAMBA. We have a great deal to celebrate this year, many success in our program. Our families and participants shared their moving stories of struggles and accomplishments with all of the individuals that attended the party. The delicious healthy food was provided by our new chef Jimmy with the assistance of our Senior Nutritionist Judy Marshel. The Live Light Live Right staff trainers kept the children busy with dancing, obstacle courses and word games. It was a wonderful party and we were grateful to Robin Hood Foundation for their continued support, CAMBA for providing us with wonderful space, as well as Empire State Realty Trust for their employees generation donation of gifts.

Live Light Live Right Participates in Creating Healthy Places and Healthy Schools Brooklyn

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The Creating Healthy Places and Healthy Schools Brooklyn successes included over 28 miles of bike lanes painted, improving the number of healthy offerings in over 100  grocery stores and bodegas, supporting the growth and sustainability of 6 community farmers markets, the establishment of local school wellness policy in 32 schools reaching over 20,000 students, and more.

On January 6, 2016 at we will be joining the leadership team to recognize the collective achievements and impact that our efforts have made within our community.

Live Light Live Right Participates in an open forum: “The Other “F” Word”

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F.A.T.G.I.R.L. in Partnership with Council Member Robert E. Cornegy Jr. 36th District Presents:

The Other “F” Word: An open forum and community dialogue with Parents, Children and Community leaders about Childhood Obesity and its Cultural, Economic, Mental and Social impact in the Urban Community.

This event will take place at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza Community Room on Monday November 16, 2015 6p.m.-9p.m., featuring Guest Panelist Dr. Sarita Dhuper, MD Executive Director/Founder of Live Light Live Right, Dr. Torian Easterling, MD, MPH Asst. Commissioner NYC Department of Health, Kym Hampton New York Liberty Legend, Dr. Sean A. Thomas, PT, DPT President of Quhas Inc.

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Dr Sarita Dhuper presenting at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

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On November 19, 2015, Dr Sarita Dhuper will be presenting at The Seventh Annual Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Symposium on “Childhood Obesity:its implications and relevance to our practice”, the half day symposium will be from 7:30am to 1:00pm. Dr. Dhuper will present on Emerging Concepts in Childhood Obesity:Threats and Solutions.

If you would like more information regarding this symposium, please see the Symposium Brochure.