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Nutritionally
Spea zing

JNonline.us
Jan. 24-30, 2008
17-23 Shevat 5768

Vol. CXXX1I, No. 25

Everyone Wins!

West Bloomfield Community Fames Games participant Shirley

Spain and volunteer Zach Darmon, both of Farmington Hills,

share a moment at the JCC event.

By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N
Integrated Nutrition, LLC

Section A

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Special Report

Remembering The Dream All

Engaging the hopes and resolve of Dr. King.

MLK Israel Awards A14

Black-Jewish friendship is focus of mission.

On The Cover:

World/Israel

Teamster Connection A19

Israel to honor Hoffa and his union's aid.

Spirituality

Intermarriage Debate A28

How big a factor is it with Generation Y?

Section B

Teen2Teen

Teens And Their Wheels B1

Driving brings freedom and challenges.

Section C

C4
Ann Arbor
Arts/Entertainment C3
A26
Business
C2
Focus
A8
Front Lines
A6
Letters
C19
Marketplace
C14
Mazel Toy!
A16
Metro
C28
Obituaries
A8
Online
A23
Opinion

A28
Spirituality
A10
Staff Box
Synagogue List .. A30
C10
To Do!/Calendar
A33
Torah Portion
A19
World/Israel

Columnists
George Cantor ....A23
C9
Danny Raskin
A5
Robert Sklar
C4
Gail Zimmerman

On The Cover:

Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa, right, his daughter
Barbara, left, and Israeli leader Golda Meir.
Page design, Deborah Schultz

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Focus

Work Of Art C2

Design selected for Broad Art Museum.

Arts & Entertainment

Waxing Poetic C3

Talking with kid's author Wendy Wax.

Shabbat Lights

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2006
A GENERAL

EXCELLENCE
WINNER

*Some begin Havdalah 60 minutes after sunset
instead of 72 (above).

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t ion:
Dear
Bar , ear a
lot about "Hoo-
dia." What is
it and what
should I know
about it? Thanks, A Concerned
Dieter.

:

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nsvver: Dear Concerned
Dieter, Technically, Hoodia
is a genus of 13 species of
the flowering plant family, Apocyn-
aceae (a.k.a. dogbane).

Most likely, what you've heard
about is the species, "Hoodia Gor-
dinii" (HG), which is purported to
have medicinal qualities and was
reported about on 60 Min-
utes sometime ago. HG is
native to South Africa and
Namibia and sports flowers
that smell like rotten meat
(‘'./
and are pollinated mainly
by flies (how's that for
,
appetizing?).

0

HG has long been
known to the indigenous
people of southern
Africa for its reported
medicinal properties:
most famously, suppress-
ing appetite. The active ingredient
in HG that is believed to possess
appetite-suppressing qualities has
been named, "P57."

In 2002, The American drug com-
pany, Pfizer, Inc., abandoned its ef-
forts to synthesize P57, suggesting
to some that the substance lacked
efficacy. To date, HG has not been
approved by the FDA and there has
been no published scientific evi-
dence that HG suppresses appetite
in humans. I hope this helps.

— Barbara Beznos,
Registered Dietitian

Direct Your Questions For Barb
And Counseling Inquiries To:

Integrated Nutrition, L.Le y
.32401. Northwestern Hwy.
Hills. MI 48334
F armgton
in

Phone:
(248) 538-8050

E-mail:
barb iintegratednutrition.eoiu

Web:
www.integratednutrition.com

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