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AFMC promotes Freeze the Gain with the DASH Eating Plan
During the holiday season, Air Force Ma- ment of Agriculture and the American Heart
teriel Command will promote the Freeze the Association. Civilian Health Promotion
Gain Challenge to help the AFMC work- Services will conduct the FTG challenge.
force prevent and control high blood pres-
sure. The Freeze the Gain program has four
parts:
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 adults in the 1. Enroll online at AFMCwellness.com
United States has HBP. between Oct. 13 and Nov. 13 (appropriated
fund Department of Defense civilians need
HBP is called the “silent killer” because to complete the online Health Risk Assess-
it often has no warning signs or symptoms; ment when they enroll)
you can have it for years without knowing
it. During this time, HBP can damage your 3ULQW\RXU)7*FRQ¿UPDWLRQHPDLODQG
heart, blood vessels, kidneys and other parts FRPSOHWHRI¿FLDO)7*ZHLJKLQE\&+36
of your body. You can prevent high blood VWDIIEHWZHHQ1RYDQG1RYWR¿QDO-
pressure by reducing sodium (salt) intake, ize enrollment. Participants will receive the
being active and keeping a healthy weight. DASH Eating Plan booklet at weigh-in.
Freeze the Gain is a weight maintenance 3. Attend the CHPS class, “FTG with the
program that encourages participants to DASH Diet.”
maintain — not gain — weight during the
eight week challenge period, which runs &RPSOHWHRI¿FLDOZHLJKRXWE\&+36
from Nov. 16, 2015, through Jan. 8, 2016. staff between Jan. 11 and Jan. 21, 2016.
Participants in the FTG challenge will re-
ceive a copy of the DASH Eating Plan, de- Participants who complete the FTG chal-
veloped by the National Institutes of Health. lenge without gaining more than two pounds
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to from their initial weight will receive a free
Stop Hypertension. The DASH Eating Plan lunch container and doubled-sided measur-
has been ranked the #1 Overall Diet by U.S. ing spoon. For more information, contact
1HZVDQG:RUOG5HSRUW¿YH\HDUVLQDURZ your local CHPS team or visit AFMCwell-
It is also recommended by the U.S. Depart- ness.com.
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