About Us
County Impact Statements - Independence County
Extension’s Nutrition Education Programs’ Participants Lower
Blood Pressure, Glucose Readings & Cholesterol
Reshape Yourself is 15 weeks of nutrition education and group support
for individuals wanting to lose weight and feel great about their bodies. The
Independence County Cooperative Extension Service has offered this short course
three times now.
"I joined to lower my cholesterol. I lowered my cholesterol from 273 to 241,
plus lowered my blood pressure and glucose level. I lost 18 pounds and improved
my eating habits. Relatives whom I hadn’t seen in a while remarked that I looked
better than they had seen me in a long time. I’ll continue exercising & watch my
food intake to maintain a healthy life."
– Independence County Reshape Yourself Participant
The Right Bite Cooking School is designed to help the person with
diabetes or a person who is preparing food for a person with diabetes.
Objectives of the school are to learn healthier food preparation methods and to
learn to buy and use foods that help cut the fat, cholesterol, sugar and salt in
their diets while increasing their fiber intake. The Independence County
Cooperative Extension Service offered the three week course and plans to offer
it again. Community resource speakers were also utilized including a dietician,
White River Medical Center Pharmacist and a physical therapist spoke on diabetic
foot care.
"I took off of work to attend these classes. My son is 11 years old and has
diabetes. I have learned so much. I hope you have more classes like these."
– Independence County Right Bite Participant
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Dr. Rosemary Rodibaugh, registered dietician & University of
Arkansas Extension nutrition specialist, speaks at 1 of 3
diabetes seminars.
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Impacts
- Reshape Yourself participants lost 592 pounds with 27 meeting their
weight loss goal.
- Seventeen (17) Reshape Yourself participants lowered blood pressure, 14
lowered cholesterol and 19 lowered blood glucose readings.
- 3,966 miles walked were reported by Reshape Yourself participants.
- Forty (40) Right Bite Cooking School for Diabetics participants learned
how to modify recipes to reduce fat and sodium and increase fiber.
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