Word: benefitting
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...Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game against the Cubs, winning, 1-0. The Dodgers scored their one run without the benefit of a hit, and they made only one safety the entire game. For five points each...
...Radcliffe Club of Boston, which has about 650 dues-paying members, according to Weinfield, holds a fund-raising event each year for the scholarships. Last year, the event was a tour of the Harvard libraries, according to Barbara W. Glauber '72, the chairman of this year's benefit...
Sassafras Herbert proudly displays her handsome diploma from the American Association of Nutrition and Dietary Consultants. The certificate entitles Herbert to a listing in the Official Directory of Nutrition and Dietary Consultants and special rates for malpractice insurance. The latter benefit is a good thing, because Sassafras is an eleven-year-old poodle. Her owner, Victor Herbert, a New York City physician, bought the diploma for $50 to prove a point. Says he: "Something that looks like a diploma doesn't mean that somebody has responsible training...
Convincing though the study was, doctors disagree on its implications. There is no longer any doubt that lives can be saved by lowering cholesterol levels in the blood, but can this be achieved just by improving diet? If so, would healthier eating habits benefit all Americans? According to Columbia University Cardiologist Robert Levy, who directed the study, the answer is yes on both counts. Says Levy: "If we can get everyone to lower his cholesterol 10% to 15% by cutting down on fat and cholesterol in the diet, heart-attack deaths in this country will decrease...
...significantly raise the level of protective HDL. Alas, a couple of push-ups a day will not do the trick, says Dr. Josef Patsch of Houston's Baylor College of Medicine: "You need sustained aerobic exercise for 20 minutes at least four times a week to really benefit." A less strenuous way to raise HDL levels may be to have a daily shot or two of alcohol. "The evidence is indirect," reports Epidemiologist Stephen Hulley of the University of California at San Francisco, "but social drinkers have HDL levels as much as 33% higher than those found in teetotalers...