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ED NOTE La$l week. Dr Beaman examined dru/(M. turgery and exercise as methods of losing weight. This week fad diets. Low carbohydrate dicta 'example* are The Com plctc Scarxdale Medical Diet, The Doctor'n Quick Weight Ixmn Diet and Dr. Atkin'* Diet Revolution > have a number of *ignificant rl*k* and di»advantage* Carbohydrate* are found in milk and bread product*, fruit*, vegetable* and cereal grain* Reduction or elimination of theae ba»ic food* can result in nutritional imbalance* leading to constipation, calcium lo*». affecting teeth and bone*. and vitamin deficiencies Person* with kidney disease should avoid thin kind of diet, a* well a* pregnant women Major risk* include severe fatigue, which can make it dangerous to operate machinery or drive a cor. low blood pressure, and wasting away of the body's cells \/}W carbohydrate diets are occasionally effective for losing weight Sodium lews keeps off water weight and the large amount of fats allowed take so long to digest that people feel full longer and tend to eat less Limited fowl selections tend to gel boring and the cost of eating necessary proteins <beef. largb. chicken and turkey) in place of carbohydrates can be quite high The Protein Sparing Modified Past Is the medical term for many of

the liquid protein diet* on the market The idea of this diet is to reduce weight but allow the body enough pro tcin to avoid depletion of protein containing cells Fifty-eight deaths have been associated with this form of diet; it Is not nutrltionally complete and. therefore, long-term adherence is not suggested A carefully planned refeeding program Is needed when carbohydrate food* are allowed back Into this diet, to avoid physical complication* The Beverly Hills Diet Is one to avoid The first 10 day* of the diet include nothing but fruit This causes nutritional inadequacies to set in almost im mediately There is no good source of protein until the third week Weight loss in this diet is from dehydra tion with diarrhea Shock, heart problems and hair loss are known complications The Pritlkin diet* are fairly good They are low in fat and high in complex carbohydrate* Kxcrcise Is part of’ the program However, the diet is low in milk product*, breads and cereals Calcium, iron and BI2 supplements can be necessary for followers Weighl loss comes from the low daily calorie intake and exercise Many Americans find it a very difficult diet to follow It is one that I recommend to patients with a few personal modifications, not for weight loss alone, but as a new "life style diet" With some added foods and fats For weighl loss, your family doctor will t»e able

County Library by K.ifhleen Dolly

Kveryone likes holidays, right’ And most of us would like to add to the'basic 15 national holidays, especial ly in August, a month with no holidays to break the monotony Well, if you would like to celebrate something, come to the Cape May County Library's reference desk and consult ('bases Calendar of Annual Events After perusing this book you may need a holiday from holidays Unlike most reference books which are compen dlums of facts and statistics. Chases Calendar is actually conducive to leisurely reading — and even some chuckling There are more than 4,000 holidays and events listed for 198.1 That's almost 10 a day this year, which means you would have a little over two hours to celebrate each holiday And we all know how celebrating a holiday appropriately, with turkey on Thanksgiving, trees for Christmas, and firecrackers for the Fourth of July, can be both en Joyable and exhausting But how to celebrate Inter national Tuba Day on May f> can be a dilemma if you're not a tuba player 1 intend to celebrate Visit Your Relatives Day on May 18 by visiting my brother and his family and wrangling a dinner invito tion Kids who grumble they deserve a day. since mom and dad have designated appreciation days will be glad to know Kid's Day is slated for Aug

10 («randpnrents are not to be overlooked so Sept II has been set aside as the day lo show all those grandparents how much you appreciate them Family Day. Aug 7 could be celebrated by having everyone stay at home for the day and do something together If you're politically in dined, on .lone 17. you can choose-between memorializing either Bunker Hill Day or Watergate Day The eccentric may wish to plan an event around Univac's Bir thday on June 14 (world's first computer >. or June 24. F'ying Saucer Anniversary Day (first reported siting) For the Gowl Samaritans out there, how about Na tional Cheer Up The l/mely Day or, perhaps. Xenope Understanding Day? Dieters may wish lo com memorate Vegetarian Day on Oct. l. but have per sonally decided to smile at everyone trying to par ticipate in National Grouch Day on Oct 15 and to throw a party on Hobbit Day. Sept. 22, to commemorate the birthday of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins and their creater J R R Tolkein I will purposely ignore National Play-Doh Day This fascinating calen dar also list such goodies os Hog Calling. Tobacco Spit ting, and Hula Hoop Cham pionship Contests Anyone interested in entering The National Tongue Depressor Hurling Contest'’ I m dying to know what the trophy looks like

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to help you with a simple, safe diet program, based on selections from all the nutritional foods groups Kxcrcise will be added If you can tolerate It Your success will depend upon your ability to modify your eating behavior by picking out '‘eat” signals and substituting other ac tivltie* for your extra eating habit* Joining a self-help group (Weighl Watchers Is con nldered to be one of the best and the diet* are nutrl tionally balanced) may helf Clubs such as Ovcrcators Anonymous offer emotional support With all self help groups and new diet*, you should hove your doctor review the program for safety You'll want to have a check up, as well Dieting can help some medical conditions 'heart problem*, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, hiatal hernia), it will not however, help all medical conditions NEXT WEEK WHY IT IS EASIER TO GAIN WEIGHT AS WE AGE

Bird Expert To Dihcukh Rod Knots STONK IIAHHOH - Each year in mid May. 10.000 Red Knots stop over at Reed * Beach tore*! and feed on their rtorth-bound migration Join Brian Harrington at the Wetlands In stltute. May 21. 1983 at 8 15 p m for hi* slide present* tion explaining this phenomena Harrington, an or nithologlst from the Manomet Bird Observatory. has been studying the Red Knot at it* wintering ground* in Argentina, and at Its migration stop* around the world For information call 388-1211

PALERMO Award winning carvings and pain tlnjpi will be on display with other craft* at the annual open house of the Upper Township Senior Center, Stage Coach Rd . 1-3 pm Monday. May 23 The musical group "Young at Heart" will entertain at 1:30 pm William Sheva will talk on the many aspect* of the Of flee on Aging WILLIAM HAGER of Marmora won a first place award for a wood-carved duck at the annual adult festival at the Shore Moll June Splelman and Liz

Lind won honorable men (ions for their original paintings ^ SAGES 'Senior Adults Gaining Education and Stimulation) sponsored the festival for It* student* SAGES course* In wood carving and oil painting were given In the Senior Center for the spring term ami will be continued for the summer IN ADDITION, the center has added a a wood burning class to its sum mer schedule Pat Hillman will be the instructor, with the first class beginning i p m Thursday. June 2

Our Readers Write Burdette Irresponsible To The Editor I am shocked that during a fund raising drive for Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital s expansion, the staff and board o* directors of the hospital saw fit to dismiss f >r Suketu Navatl, the only certified Cardiologist on the entire staff This smacks of Irresponsibility and demonstrate* a flagrant disregard of the needs of Cape May ('minty f know others who share my feeling PAUL C ROWLAND Stone Harbor

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