Healthy eating

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Trish Wilson, left, registered dietitian with the Valley Diabetes Education Centre, talked with Oryn Albanese and his grandmother, Allison, about the difference between muscle and fat, and the health risks of eating fatty foods, during the inaugural chronic disease management symposium Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. A variety of exhibitors and presenters addressed issues in chronic disease management, including healthy eating, smoking cessation, exercise, and medication safety.