8A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2003
Two part non-credit workshop:
Fri. March 7 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat. March 8 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
At the ECM Center
This workshop will focus on central issues in the maturation of committed relationships. Topics will include emotional intimacy, sexual bonding, negotiation of differences and tolerance of sameness.
STUDENT
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To Register call: 843-4933
Organized by Teach for Education Consortium, Sponsored by Campus House, Home Rural Foundation,
Lamar Campus House, United Mission College, Campus Ministry, Tree Preservation Church, Catholic Move
Center.
Cost per couple
$35 students
$45 non-students
Limited to 15 couples
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Photo Illustration by Jared Soares/Kansan
College students do not always have the time to eat healthy balanced meals, said Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center. Vitamins can provide a source of nutrients and minerals for the busy student.
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Vitamins supply vital nutrients
By Nikki Overfelt
noverfelt@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
KU students may have outgrown Flintstones vitamins,but "the 10 million strong and growing" still need their nutrients.
College students don't always eat a healthy, balanced diet, so taking vitamin supplements can help them get the nutrients they need, said Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"A one-a-day multivitamin isn't a bad idea for the typical college student at all," she said. "But it doesn't replace a good diet."
If students do choose to take vitamins, Chapman said she recommended they take a one-a-day multivitamin because it contained 100 percent of the essential nutrients.
Naomi Clock, Lawrence sophomore, said she had been taking a daily multivitamin plus doses of calcium, zinc, vitamin B, C and E for several years.
"I don't feel like I get enough in my diet," she said. "I take them just to be on the safe side."
Mohammad Haiden, Kuwait sophomore, however, said he didn't take vitamins and preferred to get them in his diet.
Emily Kerr, Shawnee sophmore, said she took vitamin C occasionally, such as when she was getting sick.
Students often think that taking vitamins will give them them a boost, Chapman said.
"It's not going to make you feel a whole lot better or provide you with energy," she said. "It doesn't fuel you at all."
Although it's hard to generalize
that all college students need to be taking vitamins, Chapman said, there are certain nutrients students should make sure they are getting enough of.
If women choose to take a multivitamin Chapman said she recommended they take a women's formula because they contain more calcium and iron.
"Iron and calcium tend to be issues for women," she said. "Iron
As for calcium, Chapman said, the recommended daily intake is one quart of milk, and college females don't make the effort to get that much calcium.
because women lose blood each month and women don't tend to be big meat eaters and that's your best source of iron."
But for men, it's the opposite extreme, she said.
Men should take a men's formula because it doesn't have the added iron and calcium, Chapman said.
"Iron and calcium tend to be issues for women. Iron because women lose blood each month and women don't tend to be big meat eaters and that's your best source of iron."
Ann Chapman Dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center
Too much iron can be harmful for men because it increases their risk for heart disease, she said.
Excess amounts of iron in men aren't the only vitamins that can be harmful in high doses, Chapman said.
Fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D and E can become toxic in high amounts, but it would take a lot, Chapman said.
"Vitamins turn into drugs when they are taken in excess amounts," she said.
Extreme amounts of these vitamins can harm the liver, Chapman said.
Students should be cautious of the vitamin supplements they take because often the vitamins can have interactions and block the vitamins they need to be getting, said Cynthia Akagi, professor of health sport and exercise science.
"College students often get hooked on the latest thing and take something they don't need," she said.
Edited by Erin Chapman