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Dear Deanna!
I’m the only boy in my family and
my mother and 17-year old sister
embarrass me by the way they act
and dress. My mother tries to
dress young and my sister tries to
act grow n. I hate being with them
in public because they act nasty
and are always in m en's faces. I
need a way to get away from them
sometimes. —DreQuan: Culver
City. CA
Dear DreQuan:
Y ou’re caught in the crossfire of
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involved in sports, visit the library
or become a member of a youth
group in your community. After a while, they may wake up and do
something better with themselves i tan looking foolish.
Dear Deanna!
A neighbor in my complex is strung out on crack and she leaves her
children at other people’s homes all the time. The children are always
hungry and filthy. A group o f us have decided to turn her in to the
welfare department but w e’re afraid because after we tell, she'll still be
here in the complex. How do we handle this? —Anonymous; Denver.
CO
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More Kids Suffer Weight Gain Health Threats
Tooth Decay
Recently, with all the hype sur ing moderate exercise and making
More than half the children in
O regon ages 6 to 8 suffer from
tooth decay, with poor and mi
nority children suffering more
than average, according to a new
study.
“It’s clear that dental decay is
the most prevalent chronic dis
ease that O regon's children face,”
said Donalda Dodson, manager of
child and family health programs
for the Oregon Department of
Human Services.
Dodson called for increased
support for dental care and screen
ing, along with fluoride supple
ments.
rounding ex tre m e-w eig h t-lo ss
strategies such as the increasingly
popular stom ach stapling, two
things have become clear. First,
obesity is an epidemic in our coun
try— more than I (X) million Ameri
cans are overweight and headed
toward obesity. Second, we are tak
ing drastic, and sometimes danger
ous, measures to lose the pounds.
“Menu for Life" by Dr. OtelioS.
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cultural reasons behind the obe
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Dear Deanna!
How do I make it clear to my boyfriend its offensive when he looks at
other w om en's butts while I'm with him? We can be in the middle of
a conversation and if a woman walks by, he’ll turn his head and then
forget what we were talking about. I've told him many times, I feel
disrespected. —Sheila Erickson; Glen Burney, MD
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healthy choices to reverse exces
sive weight gain and considers his
torical and economic factors that
lead to obesity, including the “more
o f me to love” mentality.
Based on the Obesity Project at
Howard University, the Randalls
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ological factors that contribute to
obesity. The African American
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Dear Anonymous:
Report her to social services and don't think another thing about it. If
you and your neighbors have come together to protect the children,
then you can stand up against the mother if she starts tripping. Instead
of a battle, help her check into a rehab clinic so she can get herself
together. This is the right thing to do because the last thing you want
is for those kids to die and you have to live with it the rest of your life.
In this case, being a tattle tale is a good thing.
Dear Sheila:
Men have an undiscovered neck nerve that makes them lose their
mental ability momentarily when a butt goes by. Tag him in the throat
a few times. His neck will betoosore to turn his head for anything. Try
to relay your message further by letting him know this behavior affects
you emotionally. If he w on't stop, you need to move on before it starts
making you unhealthy. If he' II disrespect you in your face, imagine what
he’ll do behind your back. Drop him and keep it moving.
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