Never skip a meal because it can lead to over eating, eat protein for energy, and drink six to eight glasses of water each day, John Mendoza told me, while a group of his peers from Jovenes Latinos feasted on a healthy dinner of red beans and rice, grilled chicken, cooked green beans, salad, fruit, and brownies made with black beans.
The group of seven Latino teenagers and folks from Somerville Community Health Agenda of Cambridge Health Alliance dined in the Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) meeting room right before viewing their series of three talk shows, "Latinos Living Better for the Future" ("Latinos Viviendo Major para el Futuro").
For the past six weeks, SCAT's Next Generation Producers program-under the direction of Daniel Marques, SCAT's youth media and membership coordinator and Prince Charles, the programming coordinator and youth media instructor-has taught local Latinas ways to control weight and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes through producing the shows. READ FULL STORY
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