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HEALTH
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Fluids cause swelling
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR. LAMB-I am a
student and in a year I will be
a registered nurse. I am also a
mother and am 33 years old.
I have a problem with
edema. Under normal cir
cumstances this doesn’t
happen. But when I diet — I
am going to Weight Watchers
for the second time in my life
— after about the third week
on the diet I start waking up
all puffy. My eyes are puffy.
My fingers are like overstuff
ed sausages.
Last year this distressed me
so much that I gave up the diet
with only 13 pounds to go.
No matter what I eat or
drink it happens apparently as
a result of the diet. I have
tried cutting out all extra
sodium but nothing works. As
the diet progresses I become
more and more troubled with
edema every day.
I also had swelling with my
pregnancy but no increase in
blood pressure or other
problems. This problem
makes me feel and look
sluggish and I'd love to have it
end so I can lose some weight
and have done with it. Do you
have any suggestions?
DEAR READER - Your
reaction is apparently more
extreme than seen in most
people, but retention of fluid
while losing weight is fairly
common. As the fat tissue is
used for energy its breakdown
liberates water and carbon
dioxide. The water may be
retained Such an individual
may not see much change in
weight on the scales because
of the retention of water. Then
suddenly there will be a
sudden increase in elimina
tion and the person may even
feel washed out and will lose
several pounds at once. The
cycle may repeat itself again,
causing the person to lose
weight in plateaus.
If you had persisted past the
One more time
for this rumor
By Dick Kleiner
DEAR DICK: Is it true that on Johnny Carson’s Tonight
Show Farrah Fawcett-Majors stated that, yes, she was going
to divorce Lee Majors and, yes, she is a lesbian? P. LARKINS,
Urbancrest, Ohio
This dumb rumor keeps cropping up from time to time. I
have reported that it wasn’t true before. And I’ve gotten some
nasty letters from readers who insisted I was wrong and said
that they had actually seen that program. It’s funny what im
agination will do. I checked further and the Johnny Carson
people tell me that, not only didn’t Farrah say such things, but
she has never even appeared on the Tonight show.
DEAR DICK: I would like to know if John Travolta is taking
care of the four-year-old son of Diana Hyland, his girl friend
who died recently of cancer. M.S., Tucson, Ariz.
No. The little boy, whose name is Zachary, has gone back to
live with his father.
DEAR DICK: Who are the five people who receive the most
fan mail? J.G., Portage, Mich.
Figures on fan mail are about as reliable as politicians’
promises. In fact, there are none worth noting. So the only
way I can judge is by the number of questions I get about stars
and, using that as a yardstick, I’d say the top five TV stars are
David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky and Hutch).
Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Henry (Fonz) Winkler and John
Travolta. And the top five movie stars are Barbra Streisand.
Robert Redford, Al Pacino, Paul Newman and, at the mo
ment, Sylvester Stallone.
DEAR DICK: I’ve been trying to tell my father that Robert
Blake, of Baretta, in the younger years of his life, played-
Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedies, but he doesn’t believe me.
Would you please clear up this theory? PATRICK M.
BARRETT, Manchester, N.H.
It’s a theory that’s partly right — you have the right show,
but the wrong character. Blake was on Our Gang for five
years, but he played the part of Mickey, not Alfalfa.
DEAR DICK: While watching the Ali-Evangelista fight, the
question arose as to whether Muhammad Ali got Howard
Cosell’s job for him as a sportscaster. My Dad says Howard
was a window washer before he started sportscasting. True or
false? VICKI BLAS, Everton, Mo.
It’s a lovely theory. As a practicing Gosellophobe, I endorse
it. But it isn’t true. Howard was a lawyer before he started in
sportscasting, back in ’53, and Ali had nothing to do with it.
DEAR DICK: Please tell me who Meredith Baxter Birney’s
mother is. M. YARWOOD, Orange, Calif.
Meredith's mother is the lovely actress, Whitney Blake.
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three week period you may
have had such a wash-out
reaction and had a sudden
weight loss.
Since you seem to have an
unusual amount of fluid I
would suggest that you simply
take a diuretic about once a
week to help you rid yourself
of the accumulating fluid.
Don’t be upset about the fluid
accumulation. It is a sign that
you are losing fat and that is
what you want to do. Once you
have lost your weight the con
dition will stop as you
stabilize at your new weight.
For some tips on dieting I
am sending you The Health
Letter number 4-7, Weight
Losing Diet. Others who want
this issue can send 50 cents
with a long, stamped, self
addressed envelope for it.
Send your request to me in
care of this newspaper, P.O.
Box 1551, Radio City Station.
New York, N.Y. 10019.
DEAR DR LAMB - Is
there any effective exercise
or method to get rid of a dou
ble chin? I’m full faced and
have always had this problem.
I’m 26 years old.
DEAR READER — Staying
lean all over helps prevent a
double chin. Some people just
have an extra large fat pad un
der the chin. It is often a fami
ly characteristic. There are
more fat cells there in these
people. Even after having
reduced to a sensible level the
fat pad stays.
There is no exercise that
will change it and you can't
accomplish anything with chin
straps or other devices.
If it is really bothersome,
you can have a plastic surgeon
make a small incision un
derneath the chin, usually
along the jaw bone, and
remove the fat pad. When
done well the scar is hidden
under the jaw bone and is
barely visible.
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