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MARCH 13, 1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Lifestyle changes lead to
fattest generation in history
By Tore Meyer
ASSOCIATED PRESS Writer
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Americans are fatter now than
atany other time since the govern
ment began keeping track in the
19605, thanks in part to modern
conveniences that allow them to
get by with a minimum of physical
effort.
“You don’t even have to lift your
own garage door anymore,” said
Richard Troiano, an epidemiolo
gist with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. “You
push a button. There have been a
lot of conveniences that essentially
eliminate activity.”
Taking elevators instead of
stairs, using a remote control in
stead of getting up to change tele-
Your money and you: Answering your personal finance questions
TheFederal Income Taxdeadline
is not far off (April 15), and it looks
likel'll owe more than wasdeducted
from my wages. I know I can’t send
the government a pint of blood, but
what form of payment is legal?
Noblood! And don’t send cash. A
personal check is acceptable, but
only if you keep enough balance to
make the check good. This i one
check yocu don’t want to bounce.
Many Americans seek the safety
and convenience of a money order:
available in tens of thousands of
locations, such as neighborhood con
venience markets, usually 24 hours
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telling friends and relatives. He should also be apprised of the basic facts
& about conception and pregnancy so he understands how he is related to his
new brother or sister. Fables about storks may seem cute, but they won't help
_ & your youngster understand and accept the situation. Picture books published
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If your child is younger than four when you become pregnant, you can wait
a while before telling him. When young, children are still very self-centered
and may have difficulty understanding an abstract concept like an unborn
baby. But once you start furnishing the nursery, bringing his old crib into the
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Don't promise that things will be the same after the baby comes, because
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love him just as much, and help him understand the positive side of having a
baby sibling.
Very young children are still very attached to their mothers and do not
understand the concept of sharing time, possessions, or your affection with
someone else. The best way to minimize jealousy is to include him in the
preparations for the new baby as much as possible. Let him shop with you.
. Show him pictures of himself as a newborn. And if you're recycling some of
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Americans are
weighing more and
are less healthy.
vision channels — that adds up to
a more stout society, he said.
The National Health and Nutri
tion Examination Survey of 22,388
people, conducted from 1988 to
1994, found that more than one
third of adults, 12 percent of teen
agers and 14 percent of children
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We're retired on a fixed income,
and wonder if you have some tips
about how to save money when we
go out to eat in a restaurant.
Beyond the obvious—taking ad
vantage of coupons and advertised
specials—here’s a list of ways to
make the check smaller: Lunch
prices generally are cheaper than
dinner prices. Be sure to ask if the
tip (about 15 percent) will be in
cludedinthecheck. Don’t pay twice.
Living Better
are overweight —the highest per
centagessince researchersstarted
tracking obesity, Troiano said.
There is no universally accepted
definition of obesity. This study
used a body mass index, a ratio of
weight to height. BMI is body
weight in kilograms divided by
A pasta dish is almost always sub
stantially cheaperthanfish ormeat.
Ask about asenior discount. Coffee
shop seating can be less expensive
than the dining room. If you want
wine, usually it’s cheaper by the
carafe than by the bottle or glass.
Also, ask for the house wines. Does
the restaurant offer early-bird (be
fore 6 p.m.)savings? Try a cafeteria
and order one of their specials.
My wife and I are pretty well of,
and we want to lend our son the
down payment for buying a house
with an FHA mortgage. Is that
peight in meters squared. A 5-
oot-6 woman at 167 pounds has a
BMI of 27.
Men with a BMI of 27.8 or above
are considered overweight. For
women, it’sa BMI of 27.3 or above.
the CDC said.
“No matter what standard you
use, you will see the same thing,”
Troiano said.
In July, the Surgeon General’s
Report on Physical Activity and
Health recommended at least a
half-hour of moderate exercise a
day, such as walking or even push
ing a stroller.
“For all the health clubs there
are, how hard is it to find the
stairs?” asked Troiano. “We have
removed a lot of activity from our
daily lives. A change in behavior is
the only option we have at this
point.”
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Video on the protection of
drinking water to be held
Pollution of drinking water, in
Richmond County, Burke County
and Columbia County, is an issue of
concern to everyone. To give citi
zens the information they need to
insure the quality of their water, the
Leagueof Women Voters, along with
Augusta Technical College, Au
gusta-Richmond County Water De
partment and the Savannah River
Sierra Club will sponsor a video
workshop on the protection of drink
ing water. The main source of
drinking water in this area is the
Savannah River.
The Tools for Drinking Water
protection Video workshop, a na
tional conference, will air live via
satellite on March 19, 1997, from 2
-sp.m. Thesitein Augusta will link
with over 300 sites across the coun
try that are expected to participate.
Experts on drinking water protec
tion will focus on regulatory and
non-regulatory ways to prevent pol
lution and protect drinking water
from existing pollution. They will
discuss case studies of successful
strategies that have been used in
other areas. The video workshop
will also provide participants with
guidelineson howtoestablish water
monitoring programs, land use plan
ning, public education and contin
gency plans.
“Many citizens have heard the
stories of unsafe drinking water.
This video workshop will help us
evaluate the status of our drinking
water protection plans here in the
Augusta area and give us the infor
mation weneed toimprove drinking
waterquality,” said Sue Bloomfield,.
the League of Women Voters of the
Augusta Area Natural Resources
Portfolio chairperson.
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paper! Fax to 724-6969.
Halfthe population ofthe United
States relies on rivers and lakes as
their main source of drinking water.
For example, here in the Augusta-
Richmond County, Burke County,
Columbia County areas, 50 percent of
drinking water is obtained from un
derground springs, wellsorreservoirs,
The video workshop will consist of
anational satellite feed from PBS’s
Adult Learning Satellite Service,
introduced by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection
Agency and Becky Cain, President
League of Women Voters, U.S. A
panel of experts will be available to
answer questions after the telecon
ference. Max Hicks, director of
Utilities and Jim Leiper, environ
mental engineer, Augusta-Rich
mond County along with arepresen
tative from the Clean Water Office,
EPD, Atlanta, will serve as panel
ists. Local participants will be able
tospeak to the national panelists by
phone, fax or e-mail during the pro
gram. Pam Tucker, director, EMA,
will serve as facilitator.
The video workshop is sponsored
in part by a grant from the Envi
ronmental Protection Agency, the Au
gusta Leagueof Women Votersofthe
Augusta area, Augusta Technical
College, Augusta-Richmond County
Water Department and the Savan
nah River Sierra Club. Thetelecon
ference will be held in the 300 Build
ing Auditorium at Augusta Techni
cal College, 3116 Deans Bridge Road,
Augusta, Ga.,2-5 p.m.
The publicisinvited toattend and
thereis no cost. Refreshments will
beavailable.
For more information on video
workshop, please contact Susan
Bloomfield at(706)736-4348.
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" Whiskey Road #
5 Alkfin, S.C.
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