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' By Da vld Williamson
CHAPEL HILL
Did you ever want to
write a best-selling book '
on diets, retire early and !
live, so to speak, off the ;
fat of the land?
Well, why not? In a
single year, there are so
Ynany diet books that it i
sometimes seems like '
half the country, is
writing them and the
other half is buying ;
them.
rrooaoiy everyone
who has had trouble
shedding pounds has
dreamed of an easy way
to ao it. But unfor
tunately, there never
have been any weight
loss miracles, and paying !
for one is a waste of1
money, says a scientist at
the University of North ,
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Joseph C. Edo
zien, chairman of the:
department of nutrition
in the School of Public,
Health, says probably no
other field in medicine
rivals nutrition. in .pro-,
during os many instant
experts and quack cures.
Another misconcep
tion is that there are dif-.
.ferent kinds of fat such ' .
as v the insidious '.
' "cellulite" that girdles i
hips and thighs.
"It's all the same-
"Eatina is such a comV "The ; best nutrition : knows enough about ; thing," he says, smiling.
mon activity that I suri advice you can give a them to "offer practical ; Vigorous exercise is an
nose some neonle con-, ireaiuiy person is 10 cai a , wcigni loss auyitc. . "H",lal" kuuiuwa vi
wew-uaiamxu uici, hc
says. "The best advice-
For Weight Loss Miracle?
Scientist Says Forget Fads, Crash Diets
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H fuse their personal ex-i
periences with expertise
in nutrition," Edozien'j
says.. ."Others just want
to get rich."
Although a few of the
fad diets' can be
dangerous, like the li
quid protein diet that,
caused such a controvert
sy two years ago, the!
scientist says most can be.
effective in promoting'
weight loss if followed
according to directions, j
"The success of any.
' weight loss program lies
not in what itjtejkyouto
eat, but the restrictions it
includes," he explains.
"If you cut down your
intake of calories, you're
bound to lose weight."
Nutritionists cannot
rule out the possibility
that certain combina
tions of foods may affect
the body's use of energy
differently, as some
popular diet books
claim, but any dif
ferences will be minimal,
Edozien says.
. you, can give a healthy,
person who wants to lose
weight is to" eat smaller
amounts of a well
balanced diet." ;
Many . individuals, i will not. Art
i especially women, com-! sized apple,
One of the most com--any weight loss program '
mon misconceptions.. Because n tones imooy
people have, is that cer
tain foods like sugar,
potatoes and bread will
make them fat, while
other 'foods like fruits
average-
however,
muscles, improves cir-.
culation and breathing; '
and strengthens the
heart. Many dieters ifiniv
it even helps curb their
appetites. .;
But don't expect to
lose a lot of weight by
.
piaying gou twice a
r
Dlain about -the ac- contains the equivalent
cumulation of fattvi of two' and a half tables-
tissue on hips and thigtisns pf ; (about1 week, Edozien says. He
But Snecial belts 1w--v"uvs 'am. u, ciimausa ut avciagc
Horhinir onH-t I body'sfaUIls Cannot
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ten M'C uiiiciciikc
Edozien says the
primary benefits of
eating fruits are that they
massages and even exer
cise will have no effect
on the distribution of
fat, the physician ex
plains. When weight is ' are filling and that they
lost, it's a process that include fiber and essen-
occurs simultaneously all
over.
"Men and women'
tend to put on fat at dif
ferent sites on the body,
and individuals also vary
as to the proportion of
fat they put on at dif- i
ferent sites," he says.
"Genetics, hormones,
race and possibly diet!
can also affect this
distribution, but no one
tial nutrients like vitamin;
C
There's nothing wrong
with so-called "junk
foods" except that they
are high in calories. Fpr
example, a twelve-ounce
Coke contains the
equivalent of ten teas-,
poons of sugar - .160
calories, and a double
cheeseburger may con
tain almost 700 calories.
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The Durham Chapter
of the National Associa-
New Delta Soror littLDurham Connections. , .
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adult would have to job;,
three hours a day for
roughly a week to burn
up a single pound of fat. .
Crash diets frequently
are doomed to fail
because no one likes to
feel hungry for extended
periods. . After a few
days, willpower declines,
the dieter begins eating
again and, the only result
is a heavy dose of guilt.
A far better strategy is
to reduce energy intake
by about 500 calories a
day and to substitute,
low-calorie but fining
foods for the more fat
tening , varieties.
Although 1 some . nutri
tionists advise: against
skipping meals, Edozien
says he sees nothing
wrong with that if a per
son finds it hard to limit
himself to small meals.
"It's important that
people who want to lose
weight learn enough
about nutrition, so that'
they will continue to get
all the essential nutrients
while they diet," he cau
tions. Public health depart
ments and local libraries
usually contain a wealth
of information about
nutrition and safe
dieting, he says, and
there is no charge.
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To Celebrate
25th Wedding
Anniversary
MR. AND MRS. JULIOUS BASS of Barbee
Road, Durham, will celebrate tbeir 25th wedding
anniversary on Friday, December 25, at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Luomey Marshall in
Greensboro, the celebration will begin with the
repeating of marriage vows officiated by the Rev.
F. Guy, pastor of St. Stephens United Church of
Christ in Greensboro, followed by a reception given
by the family. They have two children, Wanda and
Toy, both of Durham.
Age Discrimination Case
WonbyEEOC
CHARLOTTE In
an action brought by the
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commis
sion, the United States
District Court for the
Western District of
North Carolina,
Charlotte Division, has
ruled that Western Elec-;
trie Company willfully
discriminated against
employees on the basis
of age, n violation of the
Age Discrimination in
Employment Act.
The Court's decision
enjoins Western Electric
from future violations of
the Act and could re-.
quire the company to
provide relief to as many
as 192 employees in nine
states. The ruling also
entitles the commission
to recover from Western
Electric liquidated
damages in an amount
equal to the actual
damages assessed against
the company.
The suit, which was
originally filed by the
U.S. Department of
Labor in. 1978, was pro
secutied by the Equal
Employment Opportuni
ty Commission. In its
complaint, the EEOC
alleged that Western
Electric engaged in
employment practices
which had the effect of
discriminating against
supervisory employees in
the company's Southern
Region Installation
Organization on the
basis of age. Specifically,
the commission claimed
'that Western Electric re-,
tained younger
.employees with less ex
perience and qualifica
tions while demoting
andor involuntarily
retiring its older
employees.
In finding for the com
mission, the court held
that Western Electric
had failed to prove that
employees had been
selected for demotions
and retirements on the
basis of such non-age
bias criteria as perfor
mance, experience, and
geographical location.
The court also refused to
consider lack of training
in the installation of ad
vanced telephone
systems as a legitimate
non-discriminatory
reason for the demotion
of older employees
because the company's
failure to train these
employees was, in itself,
discriminatory.
Sigma Theta Sorority, Mrs. Leyhe Wade (left) and Ms. Natalie Alford read a congratulatory message from
Attorney K. Michelle Allison, a Durham, North uiroiina soror.
The formal installation, attended by members of the Westchester chapter and visiting sorora, was held
during a Christmas luncheon at the Dobbs Ferry, New York Women's Club.
Mrs. Wade was "pinned" by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Alma H. Wade, formerly of Durham.
Both of the new Delta women are active in community affairs. Mrs. Wade, the former Miss F, Leyhe
Gilreath of Oxford, N.C., is a music graduate of Hampton Institute. Presently, she is a flight attendant at
United Air Lines and lives in White Plains, N.Y., with her husband, E. Clayton Wade and a son, E.C., II.
Ms. Alford, a native of Newark, New Jersey, is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is employed by
AT&T in New York City as staff supervisor in the Operations Department, where she works on com
pany's Management Development Program.
charitable raffle on
December 21. Oscar A.
Taylor of Durham was
the winner.
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