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Dying of alcoholism normally takes years. But before a final, prolonged bout of uncontrolled drinking caused my physical collapse and led to treatment, there was no doubt I was well on my way. My appearance was shocking. I was about 20 lbs. underweight and malnourished, the result of giving up almost all forms of food except coffee, sugar and, of course, alcohol. I was in the early stages of delirium tremens, the DTs. I sometimes heard faint ringing noises in my ears and suffered unexpected waves of vertigo. I felt near constant pressure in my lower back and sides from...
...detractors, who accuse her of trying to solve social problems merely by throwing money at them. She responds -- how else? -- with statistics. According to the C.D.F., for every dollar spent on the nutrition programs for women, infants and children, three are saved by avoiding more expensive hospital care for underweight and malnourished children. Says Edelman: "People ought to be able to distinguish between throwing money at problems and investing in success...
...injury changed his attitude towards the game. "It was very difficult last year. During the second part of the season I was underweight and weak," he says...
...also said that pregnant women who smoke have higher miscarriage rates and they are more likely to have underweight babies...
...McNab, a Glasgow-born track man who served as script consultant for the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire, makes the marathon seem real as he assembles a memorable cast, including a snake-oil salesman, a determined Scot, an underweight Mexican and such historical folks as Al Capone, members of the Industrial Workers of the World and a handful of Hitler Youth. On the way, Flanagan's Run captures the masochistic ecstasy of long-distance running. No one who runs, walks or just sits in an armchair and reads will fail to cross McNab's taut finish line...