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As we reflect on the close of another year we cannot help but be affected by the many generous expressions of sharing and goodwill that have been shown to the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center and its patients. It has been an extraordinary time in which we saw 26 years of dreaming and planning for an expanded downtown campus fulfilled. It would not have been possible without the support of public and private funding and individual donations - it would not have been possible without you.

This is the time for not only looking back but to looking ahead to the dreams and plans as yet unfulfilled. There are always those in our community who face an insecure future regarding their health. This means we must remain committed to building and developing our health care services to the community. We turn to you to help us make sure that those who need help, get help. I urge you to share with the least fortunate and most vulnerable members of our community in a tangible way with a generous donation during this holiday season.

We wish each and every one of you a holiday filled with happiness, good cheer, and, above all, peace. May you enjoy a prosperous, healthy and happy New Year.

Sincerely on behalf of the health center family,
Peter Georgeopoulos
Acting President &
CEO/CFO

According to the American Heart Association, there’s lots of room for improvement when it comes to physical activity and students.  Data from 2005 showed that only 43.8 percent of males and 27.8 percent of females in grades 9-12 met the recommended levels of physical activity.

That same year, more than 21 percent of high school students reportedly played video games or used a computer for something other than schoolwork for three or more hours per day.

And more than 37 percent of all students watched television three or more hours on an average school day.

Today I’m sharing Jim Waters successful weight loss story retired from Vought aircraft of Haltom City been able to lose 100 pounds.

Jim who was 344 pounds weigh and had type II diabetes, tried many diets in the past but everything was waste. Jim was hardly able to walk, as his muscles were not able to support his big weight.

Jim doctor recommended him Atkins Diet in July 2006. Working constantly with the dietitian, he came to know that he had to bring his calorie intake down to 800 per day and he has stuck with it and lost 98 pounds. Now he used to walk three miles a day.

Jim Waters advice for others: You have to change your eating and exercising habits for life. If you don’t, it's a waste of time.

The number of overweight people going through weight loss surgery has doubled in the last five years. According to Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ), more than 7500 went through weight loss surgery last year. Latest report from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found Australia suggests that Australia is on the fifth place in obesity rate among adults in the developed countries. One out of every five adult is obese here in Australia – triple the number of obese twenty years back.

The study was carried out on 2000 obese people who had gone through surgery and another 2000 people whom weight was being managed by lifestyle factors such as diet. After 10 years it was found that twice as many people in the non-surgical group died from heart attack and another 47 people diet of cancer compared to 29 people in the surgery group.

Professor Jeff Hamdorf, from the medical education faculty at the University of Western Australia, said the study "really shows how effective surgery can be for obese people who have not been able to lose weight any other way."

Right now, people with BMI greater than 35 are recommended for weight loss surgery. Bt according to Professor Hamdorf, weight loss surgery should be allowed to people with a BMI greater than 30.

Sarah Fisher, who is a nurse from Lane cove, had gone through gastric band surgery last year and since then her total weight have fallen from 115kgs to 77kgs. "I tried every diet but nothing worked. I suffered asthma, osteoporosis and depression," she said. "After surgery, the weight fell off. The improvement in physical and psychological terms has been phenomenal."

With improved surgical techniques, there are many risk factors involved as well.

According to a survey that was conducted in Briton, women there are going to spend £150,000 on dieting and getting in shape during their lifespan. Getting a gym registration, exercising DVD’s, supplements and eating more fruits and vegetables will cost £2422 per year.

A woman will spend an average of £150,164 but still will be able to lose 3 pounds which will most probably get back on. This poll included 2000 Briton women of average age 23 and found really worrying trends in ways to lose weight.

Ten percent of women said that they have lost half a stone in one week and another six percent of women saying that they are able to lose a stone in two weeks time. More 53 percent of women, dieting means eating less than 1000 calories a day and for another one fifth, dieting means consuming less than 800 calories a day.

33 percent of women use slimming pills for losing weight and another 30 percent women are making themselves sick. And 11 percent women are using illegal drugs like speed or cocaine for losing weight and for speeding up their metabolism. Eight out of every 10 women want to drop their size to 10 or less and another 40 percent think that size 10 is just perfect.