UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 8, 1993
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'Freshman 15' can be given the pinch
By Liz Klinger
Kansan staff writer
Leneca freshman Krisissie Killay said beer and her roommate's food have already made her gain the dreaded "freshman 15."
Killoy is one of many freshmen who will put on unwanted pounds this year.
KU dietitians Adrienne Moore Baxter and Am Chapman regularly instruct students on how to avoid weight gain and stay fit.
Baxter, a registered dietitian and KU Medical Center instructor, said one way for students to avoid weight gain was to focus on what they were eating and to enjoy the food rather than scarfing it down in a few moments.
Baker also suggested alternating exercise with eating during study breaks, avoiding trips to vendling machines that display high-fat foods, visiting local supermarkets' salad bars for fresh vegetables and vegetables.
and eating foods that have more nutrients than calories.
"Students talk a good game when they say they want to eat less fat and more healthfully," Baxter said. "But when it comes to actual behavior, they may select the higher fat foods."
Chapman, a dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said it was important that students vary their diets and not skip meals.
"The greater variety of foods you give your body on a daily basis, the more physically and psychologically satisfied your body will be," she said.
Chapman also recommended exercising 30 to 45 minutes at least three to five times a week and avoiding high-fat foods.
"I'm not saying eliminate fat," Chapman said. "You need some fat in your diet. Many women are going overboard and not eating anything with fat in it."
She said that few of the calorie students consume through alcohol offer
the nutrients necessary for good health. Some calorie-smart choices would be drinking light beer, alternating alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks, using diet soda in mixed drinks and avoiding high-calorie liments.
Baxter listed three factors that make freshmen gain weight: psychological stress, being less active because they spend more time studying and making unhealthy food choices while studying or socializing.
Two days of minimal exercise and downing an extra piece of pizza and a soda may not seem like a big deal. But following this pattern for two semesters could mean consuming an extra 125 calories a day while expending 100 fewer calories, Chapman said.
If this happened, a surplus of 54,000 calories would be created. By dividing that surplus by the calories per pound of fat, 3,500, the weight gain would be 15.4 pounds — what many students call the "freshman 15."
Diet tips
Nutrient-dense foods vs. calorie-dense foods
bagels
raisin bread
pretzels
English muffins
whole-grain muffins
dried fruit
roasted beef on a bun
Calorie-dense foods
doughnuts
sweet rolls
French fries
Danish pastries
cupcakes
candybars
KU Medical Center dietitian Adrienne Moore Baxter said nutrient dense foods supply one or more of the 50 nutrients necessary for good health. Calorie-dense foods supply calories but no necessary nutrients.
Nutrient-dense foods
Commission OKs tax relief for printwear firm
By Tracl Carl
Kansan staff writer
Carrousel Printwear Inc., a local producer of screenprint sportswear, is working on an account with Sea World Enterprises, said Dan Hix, the company's president. However, there is one problem.
"We can't produce enough to fill the order." He said.
To help solve the problem, Carousel Printwear, currently at 2600 Iowa St., is planning a $1,253,000 land, building and equipment expansion in the Oread West Research Park. And the City Commission helped the company last night with the expansion plans.
The commission approved a 50 percent tax abatement, which provides for a tax relief as a way to
attract businesses, and $1.5 million in industrial revenue bonds.
Carrousel's expansion would provide 22 full-time and 8 part-time jobs in Lawrence, said Bill Martin, director of economic development for the Chamber of Commerce.
Hix said the company, which also provides sportswear for NASA and Budweiser, will not take away from local printwear businesses. He said that 90 percent of the company's business was from out of town.
But Commissioner Bob Moody said he had talked to other local printwear companies who were concerned that the Carrousel Printwear's expansion would hurt their businesses.
Allen Ford, KU professor of business, said that the commission should deny the company's request
because it had a low cost-benefit ratio for Lawrence. The cost-benefit ratio, a measure of community benefits associated with expansion, was 1.03 to 1 for Carrousel Printwear. The suggested ratio should not be lower than 1.25 to 1. Ford said.
Commissioner Bob Schute said the commission should consider Hix's past business history.
"What these papers and figures don't show is the success Dan Hix has had in various businesses he has owned." Schulte said.
Hix said that the company, which started 18 months ago, needed the abatement in view of President Clinton's new plan to raise taxes.
"The whole matter here is to gain a tax advantage because taxes are so high," His said.
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