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Holiday Pounds: Easy
Come...Not-So-Easy Go
The average person puls on an ex
tra 5 to 11 pounds between Thanks
giving and New Year's, according to
several sources .That'senough to make
even Santa Blush! It’s no wonder the
first thing we want to do on January
2nd is rid ourselves of the excess tat
and the guilt But instead ol dealing
with holiday weight gain after New
Year's, the smarter, less frustrating
time to handle those extra pounds is
before they even appear.
Losing weight during the holiday
season is unrealistic tor most people
and often just sets them up for failure.
If susually wisertofocuson maintain
ing your weight or limiting weight
gain to just one or two pounds during
these palate-tempting weeks. The
American Institute for Cancer Re
search has some helpf ul hints foravoid-
ing the notorious "Winter waistline.”
One important tip that many people
ignore is not to skip meals before
cocktail parties and large family din
ners. All too often we overhear some
one say, “I’m starving. 1 haven't eaten
anything all day," as they head to the
buffet table. Over-hunger often leads
to over-eating, anti over-eating, well,
we all know what that leads to. In-
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kid
Day a fte r day in 1997, the
long sim m ering to b a c c o d eb ate
eru p ted onto the front p ages o f
the n a tio n 's n e w s p a p e rs . But
w hen the tale o f th is u n p re d ic t
able and d ra m a tic y e a r is to ld , it
may only be a p ro lo g u e to the
h isto ric to b acco story that is set
to be w ritten in 1998.
T he p o te n tia l now e x ists, a c
c o rd in g to m any p u b lic health
le a d e rs, to enact le g isla tio n that
fu n d a m e n ta lly c h an g es how to
bacco is m a n u fa c tu red , sold, ad-
stead. snack on Lowfat ftxxls before
the party, like pretzels, fruits, raw
veggies or even half of a turkey sand
wich. This way, when you hit the buf
fet table, you’ll be more likely to eat
only the things you really want to try,
instead of everything in sight.
Something else to remember dur
ing those holiday gatherings is to focus
on the color and aroma of holiday
bullets and leasts, and less on tilling
upyourplate. Instead ot relishing what
you plan to load on your plate next,
enjoy what you're eating at the tune,
and enjoy it slowly. Remember, it
lakes some time tor the body to tell the
brain that it's full, so mingle with other
party guests alter your fust helping.
Then, it you're still craving some
thing, go back for it.
file Familiar phrase, "everything
in moderation, " isespeeially true when
it conies to holiday eating. Denying
ourselves the holiday goodies may
leave us feeling deprived, resulting in
over-indulgence and weight gam. As
long as we stick to average-size por
tions and don’t go back for seconds or
thirds, eating some of our favorite
loods ol the season should remain
enjoyable and guilt free.
" What occurred in 1 997 has
given our nation a unique op
portunity to reduce the num
ber o f Americans who die from
tobacco. ”
--Bill Novelli, Campaign
For Tobacco-Free Kids
v e rtise d and p e rc e iv e d , s h a tte r
ing the d e c a d e s-o ld m yth that
says the to b acco m a rk etin g m a
ch ine is too po w erfu l to be d e
railed.
" T o b a c c o ’s th re a t to o u r kids
is still as strong as e v e r ,” said
C ass W heeler, c h ie f ex ecu tiv e o f
fic e r o f the A m erican H eart A s
so c ia tio n , "but now an h isto ric
o p p o rtu n ity ex ists to turn the tide
on this ep id em ic. Just a y e a r ago,
we c o u ld n 't have im ag in ed that
m ean in g fu l c o n g re ssio n a l action
on to b acco w ould be a p o s s ib il
i t y in 1998."
T he past year began q u ie tly
and rath er in a u sp ic io u sly for to
bacco. In F e b ru a ry , the initial
p h a se o f the Food and D rug
A d m in is tr a tio n 's to b a c c o rule
Oregon shapes
health policy
Volunteers needed to lead Health
Decisions '98 community meetings
Believing that every Oregonian
has a vital interest in health care and
how health policy in Oregon will be
shaped in the future, Oregon Health
Decisions is presenting a series o f
statewide community meetings that
began this month and end in March
The meetings will take a "for,
with and by the community” ap
proach with citizens in cities and
towns across the state leading and
participating in the health care dis
cussions.
Volunteer leaders are being re
cruited to facilitate the Health De
cisions '9 8 meetings "W eareseek
ing interested Oregonians to lead
the meetings", says Garland. OHD
board member and project leader.
"They will be trained and given the
tools to facilitate meetings in their
communities. With their help, we
will be able to bring together a
broad cross section o f Oregonians
to participate in the dialogue. We
want everyone to have a voice in
shaping the future o f health care
policy in O regon. O ur slogan.
’Speak Out, O regon.' says it all."
Garland emphasizes, "as Oregon
health reform broadens in scope,
citizen involvement will be vital to
the health policy decisions that must
be made. Only Oregonians." he
adds, "can tell us what they think is
fair."
Garland sees Health decisions
'98 as "an opportunity lor all O r
egonians to talk about w hat's work
ing and what isn't, and discuss their
values about sharing the cost of
health care coverage W e'll be ask
ing everyone to tell us where they
think we should go from there."
fhe organizers hope to cover all
demographic groups in each com
munity including business people,
the elderly, low income families,
racial and ethnic minorities. After
the meetings, leaders will report
back on issues and values pin
pointed at their meetings and help
coordinate an interim report to
present to the Oregon I lealtli Coun
cil. All the interim findings w ill be
included in a final report
Each day, 3,000 children in the United States become regular
smokers. That's more than one million kids a year. One-third of
them will die prematurely from their addiction.
went into e ffe c t, re q u irin g a n y
one ap p earin g to be under 27
years old to provide photo id e n
tification w hen p u rch asin g to
bacco.
T he c a lm , h o w e v e r, w ould
quickly becom e a tem p est, b e
g inning w ith a press co n feren ce
in M arch In a packed W ash in g
ton hotel room , a group o f A tto r
neys G eneral an n o u n ced that the
L iggett G roup to b acco com pany
had agreed to e sse n tia lly turn
s la te s ’ ev id e n c e ag ain st the to
b acco in d u stry T he co m p a n y
ad m itte d w hat m any had s u s
pected tor years, and then sent
the ev id e n c e -- h u n d red s o f p re
viously secret tobacco docum ents
-- to legal a u th o ritie s aro u n d the
nation
"It w as a stu n n in g e v e n t, not
because o f the fin a n c ia l s e ttle
m ent, but for the first tim e, a
to b acco com pany ad m itte d that
sm oking c a u se s ca n c e r, is a d d ic
tive, and that the in d u stry ta rg e ts
kids in it s m a rk e tin g ." said M at
thew M yers, ex ecutive vice p re si
dent o f the C am paign for T o
bacco -F ree K ills, w ho helped n e
g o tiate the ag re e m e n t. A round
the sam e tim e, to b acco took c e n
ter stage in a fed eral c o u rtro o m
in N orth C a ro lin a , w h e re the
F D A 's new to b acco re g u la tio n s
w ere being c h a lle n g e d In a p re
c e d en t-settin g d ecisio n , the court
ruled that the FDA did have a u
tho rity over to b acco
On A pril 3, the c h a irm e n o f
the R.I R eynolds and P h ilip Mor-
ris to b acco co m p a n ie s sat dow n
across the tab le from sta te A tto r
neys G e n e ra l, law y ers fo r to
bacco p la in tiffs and public health
ad v o cates at an A rlin g to n , V ir
ginia hotel.
The to b a c c o c h ie fs annou n ced
that the in d u stry was prep ared to
m ake u n p re c e d e n ted c h an g es in
how it did b u sin e ss in o rd e r to
n eg o tiate a p o ssib le so lu tio n to
the state su ite s a g a in st the in d u s
try. In the tense hours that fo l
low ed, little w as a c c o m p lish e d -
- but in the fo llo w in g m onths,
p ro g re ss w ould a c c e le ra te b e
yond all e x p e c ta tio n s.
Sober Is Smarter This Holiday Season
There's another reason nottodrink
and drive this holiday season. Yes.
you certainly already know that driv
ing alter drinking alcohol dram ati
cally increases your risk for acci
dents In fact, driving while under the
inlluence of alcohol is still this
nation’s leading cause of auto fatali
ties.
O ur reason for not drin k in g
and d riv in g is a little m ore long
term , but c e rta in ly one you w ant
to add to your list o f reaso n s to
practice m od eratio n during h o li
day celeb ratio n s. It has to do w ith
c u ttin g c a n c e r risk.
W ell, O .K . - m aybe the d riv
ing part has nothing to do w ith
c a n c e r risk, but th e re ’s no q u e s
tion that d rin k in g alcohol does.
A lcohol in c re a se s the risk for
liver c an cer and can cers o f the
head and neck, and probably in
c re a se s the risk for breast and
colon cancer. The new guidelines
from the A m erican In stitu te lor
C ancer R esearch say that it you
drink at all, you should lim it a l
cohol co n su m p tio n to one drink
per day for w om en and two drinks
per day for men.
B eyond p racticin g m oderation
in your ow n consum ption of h o li
day d rinks, you may also w ant to
do your g u ests a favor if y o u 're
hosting a party this holiday se a
son C o n sid e r these su g g estio n s
* Otter a wide choice of non
alcoholic beverages, including liuil
punches, juices, bottled water, soft
drinks and flavored seltzer
* A lw ays serve food when
serving liquor.
* D o n 't feel that the perfect
host or hostess m ust alw ays be
“ fresh en in g up" g u e sts’ d rin k s
* N ever serve “one for the
ro ad." N ever allow a guest who
is into x icated to drive.
S ober is S m a rte r T his H oli
day Season
Y our holiday g u ests may be
m ore likely to skip the alcohol if
th e y 're offered a c re a tiv e and
app ealin g n o n -a lc o h o lic drink,
aside from the ty pical soda or
seltzer Try serving these easy-
to-m ake. n o n -alco h o lic d rin k s at
your next holiday party:
S p a rk lin g M ock Red W ine
C hoose stem m ed w ine g lasses
or tall sle n d e r g lasses. Pour each
glass h a lf lull o f very cold diet
lemon lime carbonated beverage
or sim ilar beverage Fill the glass
w ith very cold c ra n a p p le ju ic e
Serve at once w hile the bubbles
are still rising.
S m a rt C h am p ag n e
C hoose stem m ed cham pagne
g lasses Pour each glass h a lf full
w ith very cold diet g in g e r ale.
Fill the glass with very cold apple
cider. Serve at once w hile the
bubbles are still rising.
H oliday P unch
C om bine unsw eetened apple,
pineapple, and cranberry juices, or
ange slices, and seltzer or ginger ale;
to serve hot, omit the seltzer or gin
ger ale and add a dash of cinnamon,
nutmeg and cloves.
By keeping your alcohol in
take to a m inim um this holiday
season and all year round, you
and your loved ones can toast to
good h ealth this year w ith a b e t
ter chance at having it.
For a free brochure with more
information about alcohol and can
cer risk, send a self-addressed,
stamped business-sized envelope (55
cent postage) to the American Insti
tute for Cancer Research. Dept. AC,
P.O. Box 97167. Washington. DC
20069-7167.
The F eds a re H irin g
(NAPS)—With all the news of
federal downsizing it’s no wonder
hopeful job hunters think landing
a job with Uncle Sam is impossi
ble! Not tru e! According to the
U.S. Office of P erso n n el M an
agement, Federal hiring has risen
s te a d ily d u rin g th e f ir s t five
months of 1997. New hires aver
aged almost 17,000 monthly for a
whopping total of 84,461.
And you don’t have to move to
Washington DC to become a fed
eral employee! Of the new hires,
approximately 89 percent are sta
tioned in U.S. cities across the
nation, with 4 percent venturing
overseas and only about 7 percent
working in the Nation’s Capitol.
New Hires By Job Location
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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