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Local folks shrinking
in new YWCA program
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Audra Souther lost 10 pounds and dropped a record four pant sizes. Frank Ellis lost IS pounds and
dropped both his waist size and fat percentage. Michelle West lost five pounds and went from a size 18
20 to a size 14-16.
Such personal triumphs earned Souther, Ellis, West and others a place in the "Winner's Circle," a
ground-breaking fat-loss program adapted by and presented at the Gateway YWCA Sports and Wellness
Complex. The eight-week program ended April 19; the next installment is June 28.
"1 had been working out for
months without seeing results,"
West said. "I went to this program,
and now I feel amazing!"
Chris Clodfelter, the Gateway
YWCA's Wellness Coordinator,
said he based the fat-loss program
on the "Metabolic Effect," a form
of exercise developed by Winston
Salem Drs. Keoni and Jade Teta,
the latter Clodfelter's own strength
and conditioning coach. .
The Metabolic Effect,
Clodfelter said, differs from tradi
tional approaches by focusing on
hormonal fat loss, not on sugar- or
calorie burning weight loss. It also
provides healthy-lifestyle training,
including proper nutrition, stress
reduction and sleep requirements.
And, it's not just for overweight
people, Clodfelter said.
"You can be a 'skinny' person
but still have a high body-fat percentage, and you would be at risk for just as many health problems,"
Clodfelter said. "To really burn fat, you don't have to spend hours in a gym. You need 20 to 30 minutes
of multi-joint, multi-muscle group exercises, plus cardio, to really see results."
Participants in the "Winners' Circle" attended twocor three Metabolic Effect sessions weekly at the
Gateway YWCA and walked 10,000 steps a day. They also met on Saturdays for discussion, lifestyle
training and a group workout.
"The clients really loved the program," Clodfelter said. "It definitely showed results."
In addition to Souther, Ellis and West, others welcomed into the Winner's Circle include:
? Tracy Edwards - Dropped fat percentage from 37 percent to 29 percent, an 8 percent drop.
? Kamisah Mcfadden - Dropped fat percentage from 46.8 percent to 39 percent.
? Barbara Hart - Dropped fat percentage from 37 percent to 32 percent.
? Linda Ellis - Dropped three pounds.
? Beverly Hall - Lost 14 pounds and dropped fat percentage from 49 percent to 42 percent
? Bill West - Lost 16 lbs., went down a pant size.
A&T students with members of the Greensboro Medical
Society Foundation.
Black doctors'
group gives
scholarships
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University student Bryan
Mitchell received a $5,000 scholarship
from the Greensboro Medical Society
Foundation. Mitchell, a senior biology
major, will enroll in dental school this
fall. The Society also recognized Dudley
High School senior, Austin Smith, and
Smith High School senior, Asia Laree
Walker.
The Greensboro Medical Society is
the local constituent of the National
Medical and National Dental
Associations. The Society consists of
African American physicians, dentists,
chiropractors, podiatrists, optometrists,
and pharmacists from Guilford County.
The Greensboro Medical Society
Foundation is the non-profit component
of the Greensboro Medical Society and
generates a fund for scholarships for
local college, high school, and middle
school students.
These select students have demon
strated academic excellence and an
interest in the health sciences and are
recognized by the Greensboro Medical
Society Foundation as the hope tor our
future African American doctors.
Links take on childhood obesity
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
ATLANTA - The Links,
Incorporated and the American
Heart Association (AHA) have
formed a relationship to educate
the African American community
about childhood obesity, one of the
most serious public health threats
facing our nation. Through the
efforts of its 75 chapters in seven
states and more than 2,500 mem
bers, the Southern Area of The
Links, Inc. recently announced
plans to promote education and
awareness, particularly among
children.
The Links, Incorporated,
founded in 1946, is one of the old
est and largest volunteer service
organizations of women who are
committed to enriching, sustaining
and ensuring the culture and eco
nomic survival of African
Americans and other persons of
African ancestry. The Links,
Incorporated has a membership of
nearly 12,000 professional women
of color serving in 273 chapters in
the United States, Germany, South
Africa and the Bahamas.
Submitted Photo
AHA's Kellie Kirk, from left, with Mary F. Currie, Southern Area
Director of The Links and Dr. Monica W. Parker, chair of Health
Linkage of the Southern Area of The Links.
The Links and AHA will edu
cate the communities where Links'
chapters are located about factors
that contribute to obesity and
implement programs that promote
healthy lifestyles and support key
legislations/policies. The AHA will
provide resources, including an
educational compact disc devel
oped for this partnership. Links'
chapters will work collaboratively
with their respective AHA staff
partners.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC), childhood
obesity is a public health epidemic
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niabetes:
The
gasicS
Last month, we did a three-week
series on heart disease: The Basics,
Reducing Your Risk, and Treatment.
This month we are going to do a sim
ilar series on Diabetes! This week, we
present the first article in this new
series.
Did you know that there are 20.8
million children and adults in the
United States who have diabetes, rep
resenting a whopping 7 percent of the
population? While an estimated 14.6
million have been diagnosed with
diabetes, 6.2 million people (or near
ly one-third) are unaware that they
have the disease. African Americans
are up to 2.5 times more likely to
develop diabetes compared fo whites .
In order to decrease new cases of dia
betes and ensure healthy lifestyles for
those people already diagnosed, we
must educate ourselves. Read on to
learn the basic important information
about diabetes.
What is Diabetes?
According to the American
Diabetes Association (ADA), dia
betes is a disease in which the body
does not produce or properly use
insulin. The cause of diabetes contin
ues to be a mystery, although studies
have shown that both genetics (mean
ing it may run in your family) and
environmental factors such as obesity
and lack of exercise appear to play a
role in developing diabetes. There are
three main types of diabetes: Type 1 ,
Type 2 and Gestational diabetes.
Diabetes often goes undiagnosed
because many of its symptoms seem
so harmless. Symptoms of diabetes
can include: frequent urination,
excessive thirst, extreme hunger,
unusual weight loss, increased
fatigue, irritability and blurry vision.
Diabetes Vocabulary
There are many terms that are
used when talking about diabetes and
its associated problems, but they arc
not often explained in a way that is
easy to understand. Adapted from the
ADA, we have prepared a mini-glos
sary of diabetes related terms for you
below.
The pancreas is an organ located
behind your stomach. Its main func
tion is to produce insulin (see below)
and other hormones. These hormones
help us digest food so that we can use
nutrients and minerals in our food f6r !'
daily functioning;1-!"! <" vmoc
Insulin is. a hormone produced by
the pancreas; its main function is to
convert carbohydrates, such as sugar
and starches, into the energy we need
to survive. When insulin is absent 01^
is not functioning properly, the levels
of glucose (sugar) in your blood
begin to build up to unhealthy levels
because it is not being carried to the
cells where it can be processed.
Insulin resistance is a condition in
which our cells become unable to use
insulin properly. As a result, the pan
creas has to produce higher levels of
insulin in order for it to be able to
regulate blood sugar. Unfortunately,
insulin resistance can lead to pre-dia
betes (see below) and diabetes.
Obesity is a common cause of insulin
resista(ice.
Pre-diabetes is a condition in
which a person's blood glucose levels
are higher than normal but not high
enough for a diagnosis of type 2 dia
See Diabetes on A13