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RDs on the Case: Arming America’s Cops with Nutrition and Wellness

As part of a wellness program that includes daily workouts and psychology courses, Parker conducts a series of nutrition classes to help recruits get into shape.

“This is in addition to their basic police training,” says Parker. “Nutrition was something my supervisor had wanted to implement for a while, and the budget for it was approved when other LAPD command staff and city officials noticed an increasing number of recruits entering the Police Academy significantly overweight.”

But cadets aren’t the only ones benefiting from Parker’s presence ...more

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Winter 2009
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