UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, February 6, 1997
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French fry now, heart attack later
Students' habits have lasting effect
By Emily Vrabac
Kansan staff writer
KU students should quit smoking while they're still young and begin watching their diets in order to prevent the development of heart disease later in life.
A study released last week in the January issue of *Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology* examined autopsies of young people killed in accidents and found that many had signs of early artery blockage resulting from high-cholesterol diets and smoking.
*Students should take an active role in counteracting the effects of
high-cholesterol foods and foods that are high in saturated fat, said Kenneth Goertz, pediatric cardiologist at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
"For some people diet and exercise are sufficient," he said. "For other people that isn't enough, and it may be good to go ahead with medical treatment."
However, some factors are beyond students' control.
Goertz said that students could take a big step toward prevention by quitting smoking.
"One of the key factors in the risk for heart disease is the student's family history," he said.
terol levels.
He said that students who had relatives with a history of heart attacks, strokes, heart disease or angioplasty surgery, should get a cholesterol test and lipid profile to determine specific types of choles-
Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said students could get cholesterol tests at Watkins. The basic tests cost $10 for students who have paid their health fee.
"Many people haven't been screened," he said. "And the majority of the population is going to have cholesterol levels high enough to warrant management."
Dietitian Ann Chapman said that students who came to her with high cholesterol had common misconceptions, including not thinking they could have high cholesterol because they were not overweight.
"You can end up with high cholesterol and not be a meat eater," she said. "High-fat, dairy products such as cheese, whole milk and real butter can raise cholesterol as much as meat."
Reducing the risk of a heart attack
Tips for preventing the development of heart disease:
- quit smoking
quit smoking avoid high-cholesterol food
- avoid high-cholesterol food
- avoid food high in saturated fat
- exercise
be aware of family history
Laura Roddy/KANSAN
By Rebecca Valburg Special to the Kansan
Career fair gives students look at opportunities
About 1,000 students swarmed the Kansas Union Ballroom yesterday in search of jobs, internships and careers.
"I think it was really helpful for me," said Julie Kassik, Evergreen, Colo., senior. "It's a good opportunity, especially if you're a senior and don't know what you want to do."
Representatives from 120 organizations handed out information, answered questions, and collected resumes while students wandered from table to table in an informal atmosphere.
"If things aren't going the way they want, they can just walk away from the table," said Sterling Johnson, sales manager for Budget Rent-A-Car. "We just review the opportunities we have available and talk to them about their interests."
Mike Heuring, assistant director of the University Placement Center, which sponsored the event, was pleased with the number of students who took advantage of the fair.
"Traffic has been excellent," he said. "I think it's been very good, and the employers think it's great."
"It has definitely been worth our time," said Alma J. Cole, human resource leader for BDM-Oklahoma, an energy and environmental research company. "We've received some very good résumés."
Bob Bechtel, Americorp Vista
program specialist, said he had talked to first-rate students.
"There weren't as many people here as I have seen at other fairs," he said. "But the quality is here, and we'd much rather have quality than quantity."
But not all students came away as satisfied as the employers did.
"Most of the companies are looking for accounting or business majors, and I'm a communications major," said Virginia Evans, Chicago senior. "I'm a little disappointed."
Matt Bachand, Noster, Mo., senior, said he didn't like the fair because it had too much of a regional emphasis.
"I don't want to work in this region," he said. "So all I really got out of it was a magnet."
The School of Pharmacy career fair is playing host to 32 potential employers from noon to 5 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive
Lamie, 200 McDonald Drive. Participants range from pharmaceutical manufacturers such as Upjob Company to corporate drugstore chains like Osoc Drug.
Gene Hotchkis, assistant to the dean of pharmacy, said that nearly all of the seniors in the school had registered to attend the annual event.
The fair will begin with a luncheon at which students can talk to the company representatives.
"Even if you already have a job, it is good to go get a good idea of what's out there," said Dana Meliza, Iola senior.
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