Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
60th year, No. 42
Friday, November 6, 2015
MWR’s Spooktacular 2015 a Huge Success
Rethink Nutrition for Life: USNH Naples Offers New Approach for Losing Weight By Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Clapper U.S. Naval Hospital Naples
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“I have struggled with weight loss all my life!” I have heard this statement from patients hundreds of times over the years. These same patients hopefully listened to the traditional diet plan I provided them as a Registered Dietitian, and energetically set out to put the plan into action. However, many diet without success. Is there hope? What if I told you that the traditional diet plan of exercise more and eat less may not be the answer? What if I told you that dietary fat may not be the root of all evil? There has been a paradigm shift in nutrition, where we, as a medical community, are realizing that the key to understanding obesity may lie in our understanding that being overweight is a disorder of fat metabolism that starts at the cellular level. It may not be just about how much you eat or how much you exercise. What you are eating may be more important than how much you are eating. ReNuLife, or Rethink Nutrition for Life, is a nutrition transformation process run by the Health Promotions team at USNH Naples, Italy. ReNuLife was designed by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurse/diabetes educators, corpsmen, and a dietitian (myself). It was created in response to our Health Promotion Department’s Community Needs Assessment that was conducted in August 2014 reporting weight management as a top health interest in the community.
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A trick-or-treating child happens upon a surprise at the Naval Support Activity Naples Spooktacular Oct. 30, 2015. The 2015 Spooktacular Halloween festival, sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Child & Youth Program, has been celebrated for more than 20 years with more than 4,000 attendants annually. Photo by MC3 Robert S. Price
Naples Cross Country Team Finishes Strong in Germany From Naples High School
On October 31, while most young people were dressed as monsters or superheroes collecting candy, the Naples cross country team were running their final 5K race at the XC European Championships in Baumholder, Germany. Both the men’s and women’s teams had successful regular seasons, dominating their Italian competitors. Their only regular season loss came at the beginning of the season against the German powerhouse Stuttgart. CROSS COUNTRY
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The Naples Cross Country competed in the 2015 European Championships in Baumholder, Germany, on October 31. Naples High School freshman Daniel Aleksandersen (far right) finished 17th overall with an impressive time of 17:51 on the hilly course. Photo courtesy of Naples High School
CAPTAIN’S CORNER. . . . . . . . . 2 BASE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NAVY HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FFSC CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOUND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MOVIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USO TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HAppY BirTHDAY U.S. MArinE CorpS . .page 4
origin of VETErAnS DAY . . . . .page 12