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8 Wednesday, February 28, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Fit For Sisters Andrew Luscutoff Columnist Curbing obesity with public policy Obesity has shown no signs of slowing, and peo- ple are suffering from many different repercussions of a growing waistline. Countries like Mexico and China, which now are exposed to American eats, are seeing a rise in obesity rates at a rapid rate. What is going to stop this? Should the government step in to protect its people? Clearly people cannot protect themselves in a sea of snacks, highly delicious fast foods, and sugary beverages. Everyone has an idea of what they ought to eat, how- ever it’s the application that’s difficult. One cookie turns into two, a small soda is now 24 oz., the supersize is only City of Sisters launches website The City of Sisters has launched a new website. This newly redesigned website offers quick and easy access to essential information and features. The website has an updated “What’s Happening” fea- ture for announcements and upcoming events and quick links to the most visited sites. “It has a clean, unclut- tered design, improved func- tionality, and enhanced con- tent,” said City Manager Brant Kucera. The new web- site went live February 26, and can be found at www. ci.sisters.or.us. Have a story idea for The Nugget? Let us know! Send an email to editor@nuggetnews.com $1 extra for twice the food. This is where some interven- tion needs to take place. Chile uses an aggressive black and white labeling system based on how much sugar and fats are in the foods. The more sugar, fats, and additives the more warn- ing labels. This approach has two implications. First, the labels tell consumers what is often hidden on the back of the label and misunder- stood. The bigger implica- tion is that it incentivises food companies to re-formu- late their products in order to get a higher ranking. This has already been very effec- tive. It’s simple, and easy to understand. In some countries, nota- bly Mexico, there are high tax rates on sugary bever- ages. At the rate of 10 percent this is a high penalty to get a large soft drink when other non-soda beverages have no such tax. This has resulted in a decline of six percent on soda sales. While still new, it is unknown yet whether this will be slowing Mexico’s growing obesity and diabe- tes epidemic. Certain U.S. cities have followed suit. Portland, Oregon, votes in May whether or not to tax sugary beverages. Another way awareness has been brought to consum- ers is fast-food menu label- ing. It is now transparent how many calories are in that McDouble with cheese. This puts nutritional infor- mation front and center at the register when someone is ordering the food. This has been an incentive for food companies to adopt healthier menus. Whether or not this has slowed fast-food con- sumption is arguable. Marketing is being scru- tinized as often what’s mar- keted toward children are junk foods high in sugar and fat. Chile, a country who is suffering dire childhood obesity, removed all cartoon characters from foods and cut television advertising to chil- dren — an aggressive step which may prove effective. In a country like the USA, politics may stand in the way as so many of the food companies carry significant weight in the pocketbooks of our elected representatives. With obesity not slow- ing anytime soon, there are public-health measures being taken to curb it. Whether or not they will be effective is yet to be seen. Is this the role of the government, our education system, or par- enting? Whoever we deem most responsible, there cer- tainly needs to be a reform. Our society cannot bear the costs. Healthcare, workforce, military, etc. all suffer from so many of the effects of obesity. F T O H S E E M T E ONT H L H T ★ ★ A OUTLAWS SPONSORED BY ROBBERSON FORD ★ ★ ★ SYDNEY HEAD ★ ★ ★ ETHAN MARTIN ★ ★ ★ Head, Martin January Athletes of the Month Sisters Outlaws Sydney Head and Ethan Martin have parlayed dedication and leadership qualities into Athlete of the Month honors for January 2018. Head is a Junior Captain on the girls basketball team team. Her coach Alan Von Stein reports that in the month of January she almost doubled her shooting effi- ciency improving from 20 percent in December to 37 percent in the month. She leads her team in deflections and steals per game. “She is all about team, not being focused on per- sonal stats, putting the wel- fare of the team first,” Von Stein said. Sydney moved to Sisters at age 3. She is a three-sport athlete, a two-time state vol- leyball champion and was named first team all-league in lacrosse this past season. “She is a excellent leader on the basketball team, lead- ing by example and helping develop younger players,” Von Stein said. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and enjoys camping and boating. She hopes to go into the med- ical field. Ethan Martin is only a sophomore in high school but has been wrestling varsity for the team for the last two years. “Ethan is a big guy for how young he is and he has had to wrestle in the 182 and 195 weight classes,” Coach John Downs reports. “These are weight classes that are usually reserved for RAPHY juniors and seniors. OG OT PH S TLAW PHOTO BY OU If you are a fresh- man or sophomore in these big weight classes it’s kind of rough going.” Even with the stress of wrestling in the bigger weight classes and work- ing twice as hard, Ethan still has had time to keep his grades up. He made a huge impact in the Sky Em League, especially over the past month, where he finished with a Sky Em League record of 5-1 and had the second-best overall record on the team, just behind senior Casey Warburton with 17 wins and 9 losses. At the regional tournament seed- ing meeting of 12 teams, Ethan was voted third seed amongst all the coaches. “The last two seasons of the program have been tough with snowmageddon last year effecting travel and other issues this year but Ethan has always stuck it out and worked hard in practice and wrestled tough at every match we could get him,” PHOTO BY OU TLAWS PHOT OGRAPHY Downs said. “With eight seniors graduating from the team this year, Ethan is one of the top wrestlers on the team that the guys will look to as a leader for the next couple years. I only see more success for Ethan’s wrestling career these next two years and I’m so excited that he informed me that he will also be wrestling Freestyle and Greco-Roman during our mat club season. This will only improve his wrestling ability. I am proud of Ethan and his commitment to his family, grades, and the sport of wrestling.”
