“Service Learning in Health and Wellness” is a course offered by CCAPP at The City College of NY, which guides students to learn through hands-on services that address health issues in Harlem.
We've worked on making healthy snacks available in school vending machines, improved school cafeteria’s recycling, convinced local bodegas to offer healthy lunches, hosted farmers’ market, and developed a Healthy Living Guide with cancer prevention tips.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The good, the bad, the sugary
Studies show that those who have a high intake of processed sugars have a high concentration of LDL (the bad cholesterol). The reverse held affirmation in accordance to the studies. Sugar is highly consumed in the U.S. It's no wonder many suffer to high cholesterol.
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Yup, that's why our obesity project will make a huge difference in the community; as we try to encourage people to avoid high intake of sugars (which contributes to obesity), we are indirectly reducing their risks of other illnesses, like cholesterol and heart diseases.
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