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Thin Living
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: March 1, 2009
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Is France onto something? In January of 2004, a campaign called EPODE was launched in 10 French towns. Its intention was to change the eating habits of children aged 5-12. It was started after a pilot project in 2 towns from 1992 to 1997. Obesity in children in these towns did not increase from 1992 to 2000, where the rest of the region obesity in children DOUBLED!
These are not scientific studies but community initiatives. Official results on the 10 towns will be published later in 2009. The principles emphasized in these initiatives are multiple and vary by town. Several simple initiatives include eating a healthy breakfast, finding safe routes for walking to school, learning about vegetables in the classroom, inviting food professionals to talk in schools, organized games at playtime and discovery sessions to find out more about new foods.
In this time of budget cuts, we easily (and unfortunately) continually cut physical education budgets in our schools and limit recess time. It seems that instead we should be adding physical education classes as at home more kids are sedentary than ever before. We should be adding recess time also so that our children can continue play in an unstructured format.
I eagerly await the results of the EPODE studies and the chance to spread this message to the educators, physicians, politicians and families in our town.
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
