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Quigmans ♦ By Buddy Hickerstm ’ T i I ' -• <1 —Tr ' b ijg n e /* **7g Wlf I may be allowed to speak, gentlemen ... I feel it’s high time for a dead mouse-flavored cat food!” me ramity monster py josn anaeK _ _ , M+te.ri'y iS Hi like weeds. Weeds Y/Wif fart <P TftftfT (jou’ft. qrofes*^ q Stcwl c>*sftvit qre pU*fe tWt <»fdev\erS ^ is qgrpfgUe f» ytv7 ,-V~— [I cWt UliW qll decided t> Wt. ifs~f+ie W«/ty \~lT don’t We to ^ Tmsln is fWe Sqmt wny. of fke qrottvwe J oW-/ UwS if L -~—r-^ We q fteory gUct/ „ 4s® www.joshshalek.cofn kid_ shay@jOshwalek.com T ■ EATING Continued from page 10 drawing board,” says Winthrop, who goes to the gym twice a day, sometimes six days a week. A slip-and-fail accident in September caused Winthrop to curtail his workouts. He has gained 12 pounds, carrying 200 pounds on a six-foot, one-inch frame. He admits to binging but never purging. “I can’t imagine doing something like that.” But, increasingly, men are purging — although many are hesitant to get help, experts say. “The stigma of being a man with a woman’s disorder is huge and prevents men from seeking treatment,” says Dr. Paula Levine, the director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Resource Center in Coral Gables, Fla. “Eating disorders are off the radar as far as most doctors are concerned. They don’t even conceive of male eating disorders. It must be something else wrong if that person is losing weight.” Additionally, many men believe eating disorders are a woman’s disease, despite the proliferation of chiseled men in magazines, ads and TV shows. (Just look at Desperate Housewives and Jesse Metcalfe, the perpetually shirtless, hunky hedge-clipper who’s having an affair with the gorgeous Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) on the Sunday night show.) “Have you been to the airport lately? There are almost as many male magazines as female magazines,” Levine says. Such images, coupled with diet advertisements pitched to men, are fueling the increase in male eating disorders. To counter this, Levine, Cohn and the National Eating Disorders Association recently presented a multimedia discussion with the topic poor body images and unhealthy attitudes toward food. “The pressures on men have changed over the years. We have a growing number of advertisers who realize they have sold diets to every woman, so they have targeted them to men,” Cohn says. “Watch TV. You’ve seen more men with their shirts off,” Cohn notes. “You can show a male nipple. You do that with even one nipple on a woman and it changes our culture as you saw on the Super Bowl. But frontal nudity on a man above the waist is thought to be sexy.” Over the past few years, though, more men have learned about the disorder and are beginning to act. In the past decade, the number of males seeking treatment at the Bella Vita Programs, an eating disorder center in Pasadena, Calif., rose 50 percent, said clinical psychologist Dr. Patricia Pitts, the center’s executive director. Fifteen percent of her patients are now men, compared with seven percent 10 years ago. Turner, the Southern Cal college student, turned for help there. He says his eating disorder began around age 14, prompted by a move to a new state. “The stress of moving at such a pivotal age and having to make all new friends in a new environment no doubt contributed a feeling of unmanageability to my life,” he said. “Food was the one thing that remained controllable and manageable. Hence, I began to control my food intake, not necessarily with the intent of losing weight, but merely to have something to control,” he says. His mother started to push him to gain weight, he said. “She worked at a gym, and it seemed to me that she always had a vision of me fitting some masculine ideal.” Leaving home for college exacerbated the problem. “Once again I fouhd my life in a state of flux, and once again I turned to food to get a sense of control,” he says. “I now did not have my mother covertly countering my disordered eating habits. My weight plummeted from around 125 pounds in high school to 95 pounds.” Turner spent five months at Bella Vita as both an inpatient and outpatient, conferring with psychologists, psychiatrists and a dietitian. In November he was discharged at a healthier 140 pounds — “and a whole new outlook on life.” Although symptoms develop later for males because they reach puberty later than females, males involved in sports that require weight-control — wrestling, gymnastics, horse racing, diving and running — are more likely to be bulimic, according to the center. Cepeda, 41, in an e-mail, says he is addicted to exercise and takes fat-burning supplements. He’s six feet tall and 170 pounds. To Levine, the problem all boils down to unrealistic images. “They want these broad shoulders and six-pack abs and tiny waists. That’s what they see on magazines,” she says. “But it’s a physique unattainable for most men, just like looking like Kate Moss is unattainable for most women.” CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Lions’locks 6 Box to train 10 Important times 14 Actress Verdugo 15 “A_of Two nitioc” 16 Kind of duck? 17 Wynonna’s mom 18 Spoil 19 Fall garden? 20 Opera singer Gluck 22 Gets 24 Puts on a different case 28 Battery terminal 29 Concludes 30 Shirt size: abbr. 31 _-mo 32 Dreaded mosquito 34 Preparing to shave 39 Grade of wine 40 Wilson’s thrushes 42 Lea low 43 Super sensitive 45 Muse of poetry 47 J. Lynne’s band 48 Pen 50 Ripened 51 Isolated 54 Verticality 56 Most packed with evergreens 58 Foray 59 Make over 60 Berra of baseball 62 Eucharist plate 66 Hosiery shade 67 Lunchtime 68 Raise spirits 69 Understands 70 Block up 71 Pizza order DOWN 1 Chess pieces 2 Chicken/king connector 3 Classical prefix 4 All together 5 Goes yachting 6 Pack trailer 7 Basque city 8 Rap-sheet datum 9 Cloth tear 10 Mrs. Roosevelt 11 AM or FM 12 Change the law 13 Perceive 21 Wire measure 23 “Honor Thy Father” author 24 Laugh at a joke, e-9 25 January in Spair 26 Make sense 27 Closest one 31 Haggard novel 33 Slender and graceful 35 Nervous laughter 36 Mental picture 37 Music units 38 Merchandise 41 Italian author Umberto 44 Grave 46 Tony of “The Odd Couple” 49 Indeed 51 After, in Paris 52 Part 53 French writer Gide 54 Bar accessory 55 Hollow tubes 57 *N_ 61 Sentimental drivel 63 Skater Babilonia 64 & so forth 65 Maiden name indication © 2005 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 03/02/05 All rights reserved. Solutions 31 o 11 IiTsWo oTtToJs' 3 a Is 3 1 V 1 3MN O O nBo H 0 3 n 3 iLiM 9 ®_j_ y_ jlBLl sjT j_ jl_l d_ _S__S_ 3__N^ d J_ v d v 0 3 9 YlST 1 'sWo 3 3 P Q 1 V lipid 1 3 d 0 3 sjd O 1 o_o 3 TTpTT y__o 9 N Ijd 3 H 1 !•4'1° JLjN3 IL^Ms O.LLJL 3 a O N ~vIMsTn~ 9 I s S V 3 y s n i v ill vblv w 2_Jm n ] a 3|n i n y|i iai o v n 3 I/M V~M3 3 V llv N 3 1 3 s v ldT¥B~yTv ^TsBTI^Tn v i/m HOROSCOPES ARIES You’re a person who’s usually “what you see is what you get.” Today, however, discretion is advised. Don’t talk about your money, or lack of it. TAURUS Listen, and take into consideration all the creative suggestions you’re offered. And, of course, it goes without saying, keep complete control of the money. GEMINI Others are taking note of your willingness to perform difficult tasks. The bad news is that you’ll get more of the same. The good: it leads to better things. CANCER You’re such a gentle, loving person that sometimes you get talked into things. This time, remember the rules and stick to them. Help everyone stay on track. LEO Review your reserves and figure out what you’ve won and what you’ve lost. You’ll find you can afford to make your home more secure, and more comfortable, too. VIRGO Your mind has definite steel trap qualities, but you’re not all business. You’ve also got a fanciful flair. Hang out with an imaginative friend. LIBRA Provide excellent service and you’ll be rewarded beyond your expectations. That’s always a nice thing to have happen. Knock yourself out, for others. SCORPIO You’re so powerful, you don’t have to tell people what you want. They figure it out all by themselves. The smart ones do, anyway. SAGITTARIUS It’s said that actions speak louder than words. That’s certainly the case now. You might as well save your words altogether. Listening ought to work, though. CAPRICORN Your friends may figure out the answer before you do, so stay in touch. Working together, you’re on to the next assignment in no time. AQUARIUS You’ve got a routine that seems to be quite productive. You’ll know when you get it set up right. Your job will get easier, and you’ll make more money. PISCES You’re the one with the imagination. Somebody else has more experience, and another person’s good at planning. You need them and they need you. CALENDAR 11 iptnr irr»rv a\/ aln■ -jnn vvquin count Roses Are Red, A Thorn for Every Heart, Yesterday's Rising: 7 p.m. New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St. $8 advance, all ages. Nick Smith with Ben Coleman: 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 1530 Main Street Pay-what-you-want show. “Vodka Lemon” 3, 7, 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main Street. “Van Wilder” 8 j.m. Russell House Theatre. THURSDAY Rockwood, Sun Domingo, Josh Pierce Group: 9 p.m. New Brookland Tavern. $5 over, $7 under. Beat Junction Project with Lyrical Buddha, Tech Files, Ofeez, also featuring the visual art of Vegas WlluoiuiM. / p.lll. UCdUlllltia, / v#v» Gervais Street. $5, tickets only available day of show. Corner House with Jiggers: 9 p.m. Jammin’ Java. Pay-what-you-want show. “Loaded Gun: Life, Death and Dickinson” 7 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre. “Vodka Lemon” 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre. “Van Wilder” 8 p.m. Russell House Theatre. With A Thorn for Every Heart and Yesterday’s Rising. 7 p.m. at New Brookland Tavern, $8 Roses are Red mukduck By tvan Kussell I wouldn't drink that if i were you, haven't you heard that milk can cause cancer or something? shut up. ^ yeah, milk doesn't make your clothes stink. / You're telling me this as y smoke a cigerette? \