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Good nutrition for your heart

March is National Nutrition Month,
and the American Heart Association
(AHA) points out that sound nutrition
habits can contribute to good heart
health.
The human body requires a certain
amount of food each day to carry out
normal physical activities. The food we
eat is metabolized by the body and be-
comes a sort of energy fuel. Food energy
is measured in units called kilocalories
or what we commonly call simply .
"calories".

If the body burns up more calories
than are eaten, the result will be weight
loss. Conversely, if a person eats more
calories than they burn off in physical
activity, the extra calories are stored in
the form of fat. Approximately 3,500 ex-

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cess calories will result in one pound of
fat. If a person habitually consumes
more food than their body burns they
will become overweight.
As an example, if a person requires
2,300 calories per day to maintain their
ideal weight, and if they consume 2,550
each day, and do not increase their
physical activity, they could add one
pound to their body weight in two
weeks. This eating pattern, coupled with
no change in exercise routine, continued
throughout a year could result in a
weight gain of approximately 25 pounds.
Being overweight puts an extra strain
on the heart. The heart of a very over-
weight (obese) person works almost
twice as hard as the heart of 'a slender
person. According to the AHA, over-
weight people tend to develop high
blood pressure more readily than people
of ideal weight. They frequently have a
more elevated blood cholesterol level.
And they are also more prone toward •
developing diabetes, a disease caused by
the body's inability to use sugar
properly.
A person who wants to lose weight,
particularly if he or she thinks he needs
to lose more than 10 pounds, should
consult a physician before beginning a
weight reduction program. The physi-
cian will evaluate the person's overall
health, and make recommendations for
a sensible diet. The doctor might suggest
that a patient consult a dietitian for
more specific advice or long-term nutri-
tion counseling and assessment.
On a nutritionally sound diet, weight
loss will usually be slow but steady. The
AHA recommends that no more than
two to three pounds be lost each week.
This regulated weight loss allows the
body to adjust, and the dieter will find
they can more effectively incorporate
good eating habits into their life-style.
It's important to remember that once
ideal weight is reached, a person should
continue to eat a wholesome, balanced
diet to maintain their weight.
The American Heart Association offers
an assortment of materials on diet and
weight loss.

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Shultz Assures Israel
Of Help In Peace Talks

Jerusalem (JTA) — Amer-
ican guarantees are a vital ele-
ment of a political-diplomatic
package Foreign Minister
Shimon Peres plans to submit
to the Inner Cabinet within
the next 10 days, sources
close to the Labor Party
leader said last Sunday.
They contain assurances
Secretary of State George
Shultz has given Peres that
the U.S. would walk out of an
international conference for
Middle East peace if the
terms of reference agreed to in
advance were contravened by
any of the participants, the
sources said.
Peres, in an interview with
the newspaper Hadashot,
stated flatly, "We have an
understanding with King
Hussein and the Americans
to hold direct negotiations
between Israel and Jordan
under the auspices of an
opening in the form of an in-
ternational conference."
He chided Likud for ex-
pressing doubts that bilateral
talks could be held soon with
Jordan under international
auspices. But Prime Minister
Yitzhak Shamir, the Likud
leader, voiced his strong skep-
ticism in an interview pub-
lished in Maariv.
Shamir and Peres are ex-
pected to meet privately to
discuss their differences over
the peace process. Informed'
sources said neither would at-
tempt to persuade the other
to his point of view but they
would try to agree on when
Peres will make his presenta-
tion to the Inner Cabinet
which comprises five Labor
and five Likud Ministers.
Peres has said repeatedly
he wants no prolonged delays
and he is considering making
his brief to the Cabinet before
he goes to the U.S. for a short
visit later this month. He. is
also said to be weighing a
postponement of a visit to
Argentina and other South
American countries at the
end of May.
Peres said in his interview
that the "chief obstacle" to
the international conference
scenario concerned Soviet
participation. "If the USSR
wants to take part in the
process it must renew its
diplomatic relations with
Israel an change its policy
vis-a-vis the Jews of the
USSR," Peres said. He added,
"This is agreed to by Shultz
and by European leaders:'
Peres said he believes
Jordan is prepared to nego-
tiate without the Palestine
Liberation Organization and
maintained that the PLO is

more isolated than ever.
"Morocco has severed its rela-
tions with the PLO, Egypt
closed their offices, Jordan
closed additional offices.
Syria is against the PLO. I
don't see who wants the PLO
in the negotiations today,'
Peres said.
Shamir, in his interview,
said that while Hussein is
pressing for an international
conference he has not stated
publicly any willingness to
negotiate directly with Israel.
He also said it was "difficult
to rely" on assurances of an
American walk-out should
conference ground rules be
broken.
In another development,
Jordan's Prime Minister Zeid
Rifai's statement that his
country would participate in
an international conference
for Middle East peace drew
mixed reactions in Israel.
Sources close to Peres
welcomed it as "an obvious
indication that significant
progress has been made."
But Shamir dismissed Rifai's
announcement as "nothing
new."
Some observers said Rifai's
statement was the first of-
ficial acknowledgement by
Jordan that King Hussein
and Peres have agreed,
through American mediation,
to guidelines for holding a
peace conference.
Others noted that it was
ambiguous and gave no in-
dication that Jordan ac-
cepted Peres' stipulation that
the conference would be only
an "opening" framework for
bilateral negotiations be-
tween Israel and Jordan and
other parties to the Middle
East conflict.
It was reported, never-
theless, that Peres has in-
formed Shamir in writing
that he plans to present his
proposals to the Inner
Cabinet. The two men are
scheduled to meet privately.
Rifai said there was no
point in continuing efforts to
convene a conference as long

as the Israeli government is
divided and cannot make up
its mind, a reference to the
ongoing dispute between the
Labor and Likud coalition
partners over the issue.
The Jordanian Prime
Minister also denied report
that Hussein met in secret
with Peres or any other
Israeli leaders recently. He
made dear that Jordan wants
the . Palestine Liberation
Organization to participate in
the process, a condition unac-
ceptable to Israel.
But Rifai said the PLO