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Time: Saturday, Oct 29,1994 8:30 am-5:00/6:00 pm Place: French Pete Creek Fee: Only share the gas Pre-trip meeting: TODAY! 7:30 pm in Outdoor Program •’This program is coordinated with the Outdoor Program. Registration: Notice board in Outdoor Program or Sfcsp by car call thr health Ki >i«Kr at tNr Nrudrnl MeaJth t erdrr UO Student Health Center Health Education Program Report: Yo-yo dieting causes less harm than once thought Natasha Shepard to* thg Oiffr P#«ly f mmatO Repeated weight loss and gam. commonly known as yo-yo dieting, may not he as dangerous as once thought. according to a report released by the Nation al Task Forte on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity The report, published in the Oct. J9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, con cluded that previous raaaarr.h methods lacked a "standardized definition for weight cycling.” According to the report, previous research indi cating that yo-yo dieting has adverse health effects may not be credible Kristen Olmos, Student Health Canter HIV/Nutri tion Counselor, said that the report challenges the former research done by people considered the "experts— people who have devoted their careers to studying weight loss and obesity.” "Despite the numerous studies of weight cycling available fundamental questions remain unan swered." the report said Previous research failed to clarify important terms like "weight cycling." and the imputations studied weren't controlled enough, the report said. "This report was retrospective, analyzing the research that had already la-on done." Olmos said. This report (alls for future studies in order to i time to a bettor solution." Previous research doesn't adequately support i iaims that yo-yo dieting causes health problems such as decreased metabolic rate, increased body fat composition and heart problems, the report said. "The majority of available data suggest that weight cycling in animals does not independently affect any parameter of energy balance (food intake, body composition, or energy expenditure)," the report -..in! "Although it is lommonlv contended that weight cycling in animals reduces fnt-free mass and increases body fat over time, most investigators have reported that weight cycling does not increase body fat " According to the report, there are benefits from losing five or ten pounds by any method because even a small weight loss can significantly reduce health risks “In contrast with weight cycling, obe sity is associated with increased risks." the report said. However, the report makes an important distinc tion between the effects of obesity and just being a few pounds overweight. Weight cycling and weight loss may have both differing causes and effects in obese and non obese individuals, and caution should be taken in apply ing the findings of populatinn-lxisod studies to obese patients.” the report said. Yet. the report said that in addition to physical effects, psychological effects from weight loss should also l>e considered "Repeated failed attempts at permanent weight loss arc obviously distressing." the report said. “Unfortunately, few well-controlled studies have assessed the impact of weight cycling on psycho logical functioning." Olmos said that yo-yo dieting is a problem at the University. A common pattern is that someone los es weight and begins to gain self-confidence, but since food is their "comfort." when they start to gain the weight hack their problem is compound ed. "People with better self-esteem hove better suc « ess at weight loss." Olmos said. "Students are concerned about fat intake and gaining weight.” she said "Sometimes they don't know what constitutes a healthy dipt, or they think they can't attain it Sometimes they feel so over whelmed that they just won't eat. That's harmful psychologically and emotionally. They're setting themselves up for failure." llene Thompson. Weight Watchers supervisor for southern Oregon, said one of the dangers of yo-yo dieting is that people gain more weight hack than they lose. “One thing we know is that when you lose ten pounds (without changing your eating habits), you gain 15 back." said Thompson, who has main tained a 1972 weight loss of 50 pounds. “Then you have five more pounds to lose. Dieting is never the way to go. It's important to learn how to eat for a lifetime." While Olmos said she feels the Task Force research “makes sense," she said, "At this point. I wouldn't necessarily base (my advice) on this study. If they just wanted to lose ten or 20 pounds, I wouldn't encourage them to do it unless they were ready to make a life-long change." Sports Action may be linked to fraud RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia Lottery Coq) sus penueo mining, m us sports Ai tion over-under game Tues day. saying criminals might he using it to launder money Ticket sales hyvnoon Tuesday had reached $120,000, si* times higher than normal single day sales, said corporation spokes woman Ingrid Coleridge The game was suspended through Thursday while the huge jump in sales is investigated Thousands of hocktn-starved sports gamblers swamped the corporation's head office in Kam loops and district offices in Kii Ji mond and Victoria on Tuesday afternoon after betting was sus pended. Coleridge said lottery officials are i oncemed about possible money-laundering schemes because the average payout on Sports Action over-under is 00 |K»rt,ent of the initial investment. Gamblers fretting over-under in Sports Action l>e! on whether a game will result in a higher or low er number of points than the corporation's predicted total For example, Tuesday's NBA exhibition game between the New York Kmcks and Washing Ion bullets had an over-under lint* of 190.5 points. A ticket buy er would have to predict whether the two teams' total scores would be more or less than that figure. A gambler has to correctly pre dict the over-under on at least three games to win. Winnings depend on how much the gam bler bet. "We're just taking precau tions,” Coleridge said. "We've suspended the game on over under only so it will give us some time to investigate and find out exactly what's happening and why there's been such a jump in sales At this point, it's just spec ulation." 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