Great Moves opens center in Newton

Great Moves, a treatment center for overweight children and adolescents, opened in Newton.

The center offers a six-month program that includes exercise, nutrition education, counseling, and cooking for overweight kids and their parents.

Clinical director Suzanne Rostler is the senior dietitian at the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children’s Hospital Boston.

The center, on Needham Street, will hold an open house May 20. Speakers will include Dr. David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children’s Hospital.
(By Jeffrey Krasner, Globe staff)