All posts with subject: nutrition
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meet Rosa Soto, health advocate featured in “Food, Inc.”
Our goal is for people to thrive. Part of that effort involves diet. And that’s not just the food you prepare, but the food that’s offered to you through the food industry — which isn’t always healthy. This is the message of a new film called “Food, Inc.” The film was produced with the help of Rosa Soto, regional director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy in Los Angeles, a nonprofit agency funded in part by a grant from Kaiser Permanente as a community health initiative.
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: diet, nutrition
Friday, November 20, 2009
Spreading good health one farmers’ market at a time
Much like a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, Preston Maring, MD, is on a mission—a mission to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to more people across the country.
Dr. Maring’s quest began back in 2003 with the founding of the first Kaiser Permanente farmers’ market: the Friday Fresh Market at our Oakland Medical [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: healthy-habits, nutrition
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
How a food diary can help you lose weight
Can you write away the pounds? Dietician Nora Norback lets you in on a weight loss secret: Keeping a food diary could double your weight loss!
Read full storyfiled in: Cooking & Eating
subjects: diet, nutrition, weight loss
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Stronger and healthier each day
Healthy people make healthy communities. And healthy communities make for healthier lives.
At Kaiser Permanente, we believe that each of us can play a role in shaping the health and wellness of the places we live.
By supporting parks, farmers’ markets, and public spaces for physical activity, we can all help create [...]
Read full storyfiled in: About Thrive
subjects: community-health, fitness, nutrition
