April 5, 2000
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High-fiber, low-fat food habits
mean better nutrition for teens
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Few teens have eating habits that m irror U.S. dietary
recommendation for fat and fiber. But those w ho do have
more nutrition’s diets overall, according to research in
February on-line o f the Journal o f Pediatrics.
“Teen w hose diets w ere rich in fiber and low in total fat
consumed m ore vitam ins and m inerals and less total
cholesterol and saturated fat than their peers,” said Dr.
Theresa N icklas, a nutritionist w ith the U SD A /A RS
Children N utrition Research C enter at Baylor C ollege o f
Medicine. The d ie t’s nutritional advantage included
more iron, zinc, calcium , folate, and vitam in C, niacin,
thiam in riboflavin, m agnesium , phosphorus, and
vitamins A, B, and B I 2.
To assess eating habits, hundreds o f 15-year-old
students were asked to recall w hat they had eaten in prior
24-hour. Reports from 319 teens fell into one o f four
eating patterns, high-fat/high-fiber, high-fat/low -fiber,
low -fat/low -fiber and low -fat/high-fiber. T hese were
further analyzed for nutritional content.
Food reports classified “low -fat” met the U.S. dietary
recom m endation that fat provide no m ore than 30 percent
oftotal daily energy, w hile “high-fat” diets had levels o f 40
percent or m ore. “ H igh-fiber” diets provided at least 20
grams o f fiber and met the “age plus five” recom m endation.
The age plus 5 recom m endation is five grams o f fiber plus
one gram p e ry e a ro f life through age 20. “ Low fiber” diets
contained 15 gram s or less.
According to N icklas, although the low -fat/high-fiber diets
provided higher levels o f nutrients, the energy level was
about the sam e as those from m ost other groups.
“This eases concern that low -fat, high-fiber diets might be
too low in energy for grow ing teens, and that those who
choose this eating pattern are overly calorie conscious,
said N icklas, a B aylor professor o f pediatrics. A low-fat,
high-fiberdiet is recom m ended for all A m ericans over the
age o f 2 to reduce cardiovascular disease and cancer risk.
Individuals w ho m et the dietary recom m endations for fat
and fiber eat m ore w hole-grain breads and ready-to-eat
cereals, fruit, salads, beans vegetables, sm aller portions
and leaner cuts o f m eat, skinless poultry, low -fat dairy
products, and few fried and high-fat foods.
Scholarship aims to increase African-
American students’ interest in health care
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The K aiser Perm anentes A frican
American Association is seeking
applicants for four $500 college
scholarships to be given to high
school seniors to study health care.
The scholarships are to support
A frican A m erican stu d en ts in
Northwest Oregon and Southw est
W ashington who are interested in
pursing a career in health care.
“ P a rt o f K a is e r P e rm a n e n te
A frican-American A ssociation’s
mission is com m unity out-reach,”
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Learn about your local com m unity
college the fun way. T he Portland
C om m unity Fair, sponsored by the
PCC Foundation, KPTV 12 and KXL,
will offer som ething for everyone
through a stag g erin g V ariety o f
exciting and educational activities.
Com m unity Fair is set to go from 10
AM to 5 PM on Saturday, April 15 at
the PCC Rock Creek Cam pus, located
at 17705 NW Springville Road, ju st
o ff o f 185th Ave.
PCC faculty wi 11 be on hand to prov ide
inform ation to the public about the
c o l le g e ’s
ca reer
and
jo b
opportunities.
The entertainm ent planned prom ises
not to disappoint. T here will be two
perform ances o f “ M aiden P earl”
presented by the acclaim ed Chinese
P u p p e t T h e a tr e th e “ M ila g ro s
Bailadores” presentation will explore
Latin culture through dance.
A lso featured will be som e o f the best
local high school choirs and dance
troupes around the area com bined
w ithPCC’sC ascadeCam pusJazzTrio
performance.
For the young at heart there will be
plenty o f trucks and planes to explore,
and a horse-draw n w agon to ride.
Hillsboro A viation plans a ping-pong
ball drop from a helicopter with prizes
for all, and the PCC cafeteria will serve
food throughout the day am id clowns.
For inform ation or an application,
please call (503)571 -8446 or send
an
e -m a il
to
c a r lto n .
w ashington2kp.org. D eadline for
applying is 5 p.m. on Friday, April
21,2000. The Kasier Perm anente
A frican A m erican A sso ciatio n
provides a forum to encourage
professional and personal grow th,
career developm ent, opportunity,
and enhancem ents in the w ork
e n v iro n m e n t fo r A f r ic a n -
A m e ric a n s
w ith in
K a is e r
P erm an en tes and to fa c ilita te
diversity initiatives w ithin th e
organization.
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PCC Community Fair will be fun and good for you
It’s a chance for the com m unity to
learn o f the advantages o f starting a
four-year degree at PCC.
“ M a n y f a m ilie s a n d k id s a re
struggling to pay college tuition,”
said Jan Coulton, director o f PCC.
F o u n d a tio n . “ C o m m u n ity F a ir
advisors will also counsel older adults
w ho w ish to return to school. We
offer a perfect opportunity to gain
transfer credits at a m uch low er cost.
T he event will be helpful to high
school senior looking to train for jo b
opportunities in such fields as auto
co llisio n rep air, d iesel serv ices,
aircraft o r landscape technology.
These fields represent ju st a fraction
o f the dozens o f training program s
available on PCC cam puses.”
says Carl W ashington, co-chair o f
th e A sso c iatio n an d a m ed ical
technologist w ho coordinates the
s a fe ty
p ro g ra m
fo r K a is e r
Permanentes laboratories. “W e’d like
to help increase th e n u m b er o f
African- Americans in health care
p ro fe ssio n s, w h ere w e ’v e been
traditionally underrepresented,” says
Washington. “So w e’d like to offer
financial help to students seeking
careers in health care.”
T he scholarship program is open to
A fric a n A m eric an h ig h sc h o o l
seniors who have a grade point
average at or above 3.0.
facepainters and jugglers. D on’t
forget the W ashington County
M useum , lo cated on cam pus,
w h ich p la n s an d in te ra c tiv e
program for adults and children.
Plus, there will be new PCC farm
lambs and calves that will need
p le n ty o f a tte n tio n b y th e
youngsters.
Come jo in the fun at this y ear’s
C om m unity Fair at the PCC Rock
Creek C am pus a m ere 10 minutes
from downtown Portland. Also Tri-
M et’s line 52 will head straight to
the Rock C reek C am pus and
people can ride the bus from the
SW 185th M ax Station.
Formore information, call 503-614-
7171.
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