University of South Carolina Libraries
1 Dieting not By MARY SIEGFRIED Staff writer d Heavy hips, pot bellies and c back-of-the-thigh cellulite are ii nmhlpirn thnt nlnoup thr\ncanrlc h of Americans. And nearly e everyone is looking for a miracle n solution. 0 But some doctors say there is a no miraculous way to dissolve r away fat, despite the claims of r - _J a'- . r 1 many advertisements ior new i drugs and health plans. "Everyone is just looking for ! the easy way out, that's where i ; these fad drugs come from," said < Dr. Henley Hurt of Columbia. "The only way to really lose t i weight is to cut your calorie in- 1 ! take and increase your exercise ] ; program." 1 ; But that doesn't stop the pro- i ^ duction of miracle weieht loss w 1 products that claim to do '. otherwise. Grapefruit diet plans, in; eluding "Grapefruit Super Pill," "Grapefruit II," "Grapefruit ' Diet" and "Northern Light's ! Super Grapefruit Diet," claim ! you will lose weight quickly and ; easily without ever exercising or counting calories. Health food slimming plans ! such as Herbal Life and ! Shakley's products claim to help 11 ? ? r Vi a r\ K f rt n v/^nnr r* 11 c w , ysj u diivu muot ^uunud 9 ; through the use of all natural in gredients. Not only will you look better, they claim, but you will ! feel better. And in less than 30 ! days. "Our products will actually ; make you healthier," said Evelyn Bailey, a distributor of Shakley's products. "And the weight comes . off so easily. But the best thing is . that vou keep the weight off." t oporrsv # Welco Fre \ i Address: 2767 Rosewoc * Columbia, SC 2 254-9380 I ! \ ^ \ CJfa : | 0 I cMOU^E W I t(iL? yau% g and tfzzi In to 4=?u \ YlE.C?*'*'<X \ lEtOZ t \ l?,A?>tl{J j L\_ easy, say d Dr. Gene Fair of Columbia onc I isagreed. "Any weight that day- 1 omes off very easily, especially cvcn i the first few weeks, is nothing believ ut water loss. You could put follov very ounce of this back on in a torfei natter of days." The Grapefruit Super Pill '.l^r idvertises "you will definitely see Hero: esults. We tried 20 people on our an<* s ?ew diet and 100 percent of them Mc ost 14 pounds in 14 days." ducts The ad says the weight loss is ^or a 'due to the natural ingredients nside the pill and the placebo stops iffcct." 1 a ? 1 - -i-r: 1 __ _ ,i retnri /\ piaceoo is ucuucu as a uiug hat actually has no mcdical /alue, like a sugar pill. The sa'c' placebo effect is the of tl psychological term for the lhen motivation an individual gives don'i himself because he believes he is you'l receiving medical help. Hurt said, "It's not the short these term weight loss that matters. these i m. ? , fion i nai s waier iobb. inu niauci mow much you lose at first, it means nothing." ~~ "All of these sort of products Jfa are just fad diets," Fair said. ,0, "They're too far fetchcd in their guaranteed results." And in many cases the results are guaranteed. Companies claim to be so certain of the results, they'll offer a money back guarantee. Most of the grapefruit diet plans will send your money back t, "if you do not see results in the first two weeks." ^ T ? 1 1 t : r_ j' *_:i * * neruai liic cmuiuuiui i\us>a Lambart guarantees a loss of 15 to 20 pounds in about three weeks. But you must use the "Slim Plan" exactly as she prescribes, taking three pills and ^ i/oar & -Qnooial+\/ C^r\ V V/UI VA Wjk/V^VIUUJ W. ME TO CflRC 'Shmen Get Free Nam w/Purchase of Shirt :9205 Ask Us i i 24 Hou l/sdaoms to !?nLtati t, (A a fzzm&onciL, d[a?? of fxE ^LCniuez^ity !j3oolz4 outd [l(ze to Extend Lt? - featuring an (1 <X7t f % ficLiE.nt? on ^Sunday, fi.m. Gut ??aff ujl[[ ituicE and (zzffi in fxioc xy ?ufxfx[iE6,. Jlzt out y o matzz yout cottzgE J i(zo?e of you ujIz< ation 4,ez(jlc? dating ?i c?.[[Ent tints, to jzicfz ufi octors powdered drink mix each If you confess to cheating, once, or if she honestly r?e iinn not hppn ving the plan, your money is ted, she said. ! honestly," Lambart said, e is no way you can take al Life exactly as I direct till fail to lose weight." >st of these weight loss procost between $25 and $40 30-day supply. ctors said that once a person taking the drugs, the weight has been lost will inevitably t's all in your eating habits," Hurt. "You may follow one icse fad diets, lose weight, gain it right back. If you A t change your eating habits, *15 I never keep weight off." it one can't stay on one of diet plans forever. Most of : weight loss products caunot to use the product for a See "Diets," page 7-B Dieting isn' <7\? ,/i/i. . /- > c ? ' ?^ * \*announcEi tfi E OpLi of (iLi CoC umtia fon, t(l? (i^ctctlcE En Era, 15 13 cHcLmfiton c do[u.m(jicL, . d . : ^ZJns 2 54~: 3 BCocd^ from. C( _ . _ m M , Inc. lUNfi! e About Our I J r Service I I (ZcLtotina, ion to msmljEid. of tflE 1 QQO ' lr / .tois., [ocaizd in t(xE own wzbomz to you. c sn cJ~fou?? foz nsuj ?: ^"nu?t 24 from 1 :0 /?? ciuaL [atjta to gius ij .uxing t(ie coz%ec? tsxtljc isciz? of ExfiEiiEncE and (jEginnincj a fitofiEi on r d toofz cLctucintcigz of ou umniEi ozisntation, ttxi. P and ciuoud yOU* VW?~~ ' ' ; :/- -: . ' :. _..;. .; ; .--;;v:; t easy when temptations are plenty I zntnq A2. q / ff- * Si ( ^ ? LC? 11 CUMCL StlEE.t ^ 2Q20 I .vL B JESSAMINE M/ v " ^ 1 SUMTER, S( 3383 ^ I 773-8009 amfzu*. } ^RGEjirsi AKt I Ht KIGHI STAY F Free Information: Blood Pressure % Nutrition Weight Stress Management -1?_ 1 1 1 1 V ^gain I 8-2 h 8-2 O fe.iw* V 8"2 ' V 8-2 ioa fc?T~ \ 8-2 r v 8-2 )OrZ& ?. I T tzxtbook | /i / P fef" .,; 1 couici Lje tflE ... ??? 1 1 I UUI ANDY LAVALLEY/The Gamecock SseslA 25% OFF ? * /Jttk ALLTHE m ^FROM YOUR AUTHORIZED^ HFALFR^ ML BAZAAR MALL-5 FTS CROSSCREEK MALL M : COLUMBIA, SC GREENWOOD.SC 799-2484 229-5956 LECTION & LOWEST PRICES IN THE SOUTH! | | BBHHHHHHHHHHnHHi CHOICE.... it Ji Cit a I ) l ucuy i at ~ | j Control Jj Sexuality Health Enrichment Center 11 pm. - 3 p.m. Russell House ? Rm. 206 Behind Information Desk or Call 1-2182 i ii ii inn ii in. USC i I JNIVERSITY I BOOKSTORE I RUSSELL HOUSE STORE HOURS 3 Saturday 9:00-4:00 4 Sunday 1:00-4:00 5 Monday 8:30-5:00 :6 Tuesday 8:30-5:00 :7 Wednesday 8:30-5:00 !8 Thursday 8:30-6:00 19 Friday 8:30-6:00 >0 Saturday 9:00-2:00 , All your required \ needs. \ Textbooks ? new and used. - Partner in Education" 1 ;