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We are very pleased to announce that Mary Grace (Sucholet) Webb has joined our professional complement.  Her offerings will appear periodically in the appropriate category over the signature 'MGW'

Mary Grace Webb, MA, RD, CDN

Clinical Nutrition Manager, New York Hospital Queens

Ms. Webb is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BS (Cum Laude) in Clinical Dietetics. She also holds a Masters Degree in Health Administration from Hofstra University.

As Clinical Nutrition Manager, Ms. Webb is responsible for the nutritional care of all in- and out-patients at a teaching hospital affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She has been actively involved in the development of a successful Gastric Bypass Surgery program, and is a popular community speaker on topics including obesity management, oncology, and geriatric nutrition.

Prior to joining the staff at New York Hospital Queens in 1999, Ms. Webb worked at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City as a Patient Services Manager. There she coordinated quality assurance programs for the Food and Nutrition Department and developed special meals and services for the Cardiac Transplant Unit. She also held positions as a Clinical Dietitian in various hospitals in Connecticut and California.

Aside from her experience in health care, Ms. Webb was also a Nutritionist and Service System Developer for Weight Watchers International (at the time a division of the HJ Heinz Company). For eleven years she helped create the Weight Watchers Program used throughout North America. Ms. Webb is one of the developers of the popular Weight Watchers "Point System."

 

With the participation of registered nutritionists and dietitians, we offer here more detailed information and reasons for choosing foods that satisfy, please and work to maintain a healthy weight. With such foods, with the Rule of Half...portions one/half the size that you have been used to, and eating whenever you are hungry (rather than once or twice per day), calorie counting becomes much less important. What becomes vital, and an integral part of the Mediterranean Diet, is regular daily exercise. Nothing fancy is necessary, unless you enjoy it: brisk walking (3 or 4 miles per hour for 30-45 minutes), stair climbing (2 to 3 flights per minute for five to ten minutes, etc. Of course, check with your physician before beginning a significant change in your exercise life-style.

GS

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In the beginning...

September 17, 2006

...And then St. John wrote The Book of the Apocalypse (Revelation).  GS

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

 

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained

10 pounds. And Satan smiled.

 

And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.

 

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

 

God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them."  And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

 

God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake," and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food."

 

God then brought forth running shoes so that His children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.

 

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.

 

God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and its

99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest.

 

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created HMOs.


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