Word: dieting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...magazine that on June 30, 1993, he was going to "articulate the vision of civilizing humanity" and, when that was done, "define, plan and begin to organize the movement...to help people...pursue happiness." A "transformational figure" doesn't just kick back. His off-time to-do list included "diet, exercise and recreational renewal with [wife] Marianne...
Reader Carli Schomerhorn, 12, from Great Falls, MT, writes, "I have a fear of embarrassing myself in public because my all-Mexican diet and natural body chemistry lend to an overproduction of gas." Here's a problem and solution set that can help deal with any potential public sheepishness...
...difficulties of having hugely overweight leads playing believable romantic roles. In one version of La Boheme, with Jane Eaglan as Mimi, the Met had to build a bed that sunk with her weight to help some of the extra bulk. Hoelterhoff fills the chapter out with a mock "Diva Diet," which begins with a slice of toast for breakfast and ends with an "entire frozen Sara Lee cheesecake" for a late-night snack...
...heroism coupled with financial altruism. But curing medical problems doesn't hinge on the extent of the treatment; it depends on the extent of the disease. Prevention doesn't simply mean administering vitamins to the young; it requires eliminating environmental factors conducive to disease, such as smoking, drugs, improper diet and pollution. Society has become inured to its harmful behavior. This results in the overutilization of medical resources and ever growing expenses, with doctors and hospitals serving as convenient scapegoats. DONALD H. RUDICK, M.D. St. Marys...
Nutritionists say energy bars can be part of a healthy diet. But they worry about the "Snackwell phenomenon." As with Nabisco's tasty low-fat cookies, consumers may be so blinded by the health claims that they lose track of how much they eat. "I just saw a swimmer today who had two bars before practice, and another afterward with a full breakfast," says Kristine Clark, Penn State's director of sports nutrition. "She's 15 lbs. overweight, and she doesn't know she's doing anything wrong...