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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Margi Lenga Kahn

Common-Sense Healthy Eating

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 19, 2020

An obsession with diets—all types of diets—for nutrition but mostly for weight loss has been a hallmark of American culture for generations. And sadly, it’s been a zero-sum game for most.Michael Pollan, acclaimed writer, professor of journalism...

The winning team in the ‘Lighten Up Weight Loss Challenge’
sponsored by the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Light is
shown with their JCC trainer, Brandon Patek. The women are (from
left): Virgina Panzitta, Shawn Duggan, Lori Schuman and Patti
Randazzo.

‘Lighten Up’ champs share secrets of success

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished April 6, 2011

It was called "Lighten Up" and that's exactly what the winners of the eight-week weight loss challenge did in spades. The winning team, "Frasier," comprised of four women in their forties, lost more than 63 pounds and nearly 10 percent of their total...

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