Softball shut down by Baylor The Jayhawks were defeated by the Baylor Lady Bears on Sunday to steal the series, 2-1. The Jayhawks are now 21-19 overall and 2-5 in Big 12 Conference play.PAGE 1B
Tennis defeats Missouri, falls to Baylor The weekend started with a victory against Missouri on Saturday. The luck stopped Sunday when Kansas snapped a five match home winning streak with a loss to Baylor. PAGE 2B
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 116 ISSUE 128
▼ HEALTH
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006
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New information about trans fats might affect the nutrition content in foods served in the dining centers. Mrs. E's offerings in its buffet-style dining center, such as this mushroom Swiss burger, have nutritional information offered only on-site (though trans fat percentages aren't currently listed); online breakdowns will likely be available on dining hall Web sites by the end of this year. Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
BY CATHERINE ODSON
codson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Brian Holland/KANSAN
Eating heathlier in college should have become easier when food manufacturers added "trans fats" to nutrition labels. But for many KU students, this isn't the case, because they may not know the level of trans fats they're eating. The KU Dining Services cannot calculate trans fat for the meals it provides.
Trans fats are super-charged saturated fats, formed when liquid oils are converted to solid fats, such as butter and margarine.
A 2003 Food and Drug Administration regulation began requiring all packaged foods to list trans fats alongside saturated fat and dietary cholesterol on food labels as of January 1 of this year.
Trans fats can be found in a variety of foods, including shortenings, cookies, fried foods, some animal-based foods and other processed foods created with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Hydrogenation, the process that creates most trans fats, requires hydrogen to be injected into vegetable oil. The process lengthens the shelf life of processed foods.
Trans fat statistics won't be available through KU Dining Services because its computer system does not calculate trans fats, but Sheryl Kidwell, assistant director, said she expected people to start asking for the figures.
SEE FATS ON PAGE 4A
With Student Senate elections coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, The University Daily Kansan is taking a closer look at the presidential and vice presidential candidates for each coalition. Each candidate represents a wide spectrum of student organizations and areas of study, as well as a variety of student viewpoints. Whether motivated by a certain referendum on the ballot or a personal desire to leave their mark on the University, the candidates each have a specific reason for running for office.To learn more about the candidates see page 6A.
HEALTH
Mumps incubation shortened
BY MIKE MOSTAFEA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
KU and Douglas County health officials said Friday that the infectious period for mumps is now three days before symptoms occur and four days after. KU Student Health Services had initially reported that the infectious period was seven days before symptoms and nine days after.
Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, and Kim Ens, Douglas County disease control program coordinator, said at a press conference Friday that the new information came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"When you're in an outbreak situation, things tend to
change," Denning said.
As of Friday, Ens said Douglas County had reported 22 cases of the virus. Of the 22 cases, 18 of those infected were KU students.
Ens said that it was possible more KU students had been infected with the virus.
"If they go to a doctor back home or any doctor outside Watkins, we can't keep track of them," Ens said.
Ens said there was no treatment for mumps and the virus was as easily transmissible as the common cold.
With many students sharing living quarters, Denning expected the number of cases to rise and spread to surrounding counties.
"We live in a very mobile society," Denning said.
Ens said that while the virus
was highly contagious and unpleasant, there was no reason to panic.
According to a University press release, mumps generally is not considered a serious illness. Symptoms include fever, swelling and tenderness in one or more of the salivary glands. There is no specific treatment other than resting, drinking fluids and taking painkillers.
University and public health officials have asked students to isolate themselves if they show symptoms of the mumps. Any student, faculty or staff member with these symptoms should contact their health care providers or call Student Health Services at (785) 864-9507.
- Edited by Hayley Travis
He's outta there
Anthony Mattingly/KANSAN Freshman infielder Matt Berner quickly tosses the ball to second base during a double play during Saturday's game against Texas Tech. After winning the first game of the three game series 5-3 on Friday, the Jayhawks lost 8-6 to the Red Raiders on Saturday but managed to wrap up the series with a 5-3 victory on Sunday. The Jayhawks' record now stands at 22-13 overall and 6-6 in conference play.
Anthony Mattingly/KANSAN
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