Funcea proposed teach healthy eating from the first... - La Gaceta Tucumán

"For the first time in the history of mankind, the overweight has earned hunger." According to who, obesity is a global epidemic. In Tucumán the suffering 280,000 people, while other 600,000 are overweight. "The causes may be biological, psychological or social, but in all cases the food education is essential for preventing and controlling obesity," explains Liliana Ruiz (photo). She presides over Funcea, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of healthy dietary guidelines.

"Funcea means the foundation of awareness and education food". It emerged as an initiative of a group working on a therapeutic nutrition centre. There was a great demand by people without financial resources. "In six years had grants to 270 people without social work and we saw the need to open the Foundation to continue to help many more," has the businesswoman, who also suffered the problem in your family.

The new Foundation's objectives are the prevention of childhood obesity, the promotion of healthy food patterns from early childhood, and treatment of obesity in people without financial resources.

To present the actions of the Foundation this evening will be a meal at the Jockey Club, with the special participation of the famous personal trainer Daniel Meaglia and the radial conductive Daisy May Queen.

The actions of the Foundation is achieved through various programmes:

( 1) Scholarship: allows obese without resources to start his rehabilitation.

( 2) Inclusion: that those who begin their recovery also an opportunity to be trained for the world of work.

( 3) Patronage: get sponsors or godmothers for a person obese without resources to be able to perform the treatment.

( 4) Training: "a very important part of the treatment is the food education." When earlier the problem we face, higher are the margins of success. "So Funcea cares about food education from childhood", emphasizes Ruiz.

( 5) Volunteer: the Foundation invites all who wish to join the crusade against obesity.

( 6) Healthy food bank: will allow persons without resources to get healthy foods needed to do the diet correctly.

( 7) Bank of drugs: help obese people suffering from pathologies associated with the disease.

Those interested in a consultation must call 422-8262 or contact CRISÓSTOMO Álvarez 476. The Foundation examines each case (be noted if the person really has no resources) and include it in a therapeutic group. Patients are carried out by an interdisciplinary team that has doctors, nutritionist, psychologist and specialist in physical activity.