Forecast gives 'spring' to diets By PATTY EHULE I , Collegian Staff Writer | Dieters weathering the fstorm of a weight problem ■will be relieved to know that |the forecast for spring is staUstically good for losing wfeSght. .Anthropologists have found seasonal variations in weight for all ages, possibly corresponding to differences iirtemperature. iAn investigation of seasonal variations in' weight by fMynolds and Sontag,. ap pearing in the Journal of Pediatrics, found that the period of maximum weight gain for children from one to five years old was, from October to December. | 3rhe minimum weight gain pfof children of that age was jjfrom April to June, according Reynolds and Sontag. The jfvariations were similar for |both sexes, according to the finvestigation. , | Although this study was idone on children, similar ipatterns of weight fluc tuations have been found in !A study by W.F.F. Kemsley .op. adults aged 14 to 60 years found a “pronounced” seasonal variation in weight, w},th the peak in January and | the low in July. According to Kemsley, | weight for both sexes was approximately one pound above the expected weight for January and one pound below inJuly. £t*art, but not all, of this rdjgviation could be attributed 'V the difference in weight between summer and winter cjothing, Kemsley wrote,- because the, subjects were weighed with their clothes on. according to Edward Hunt, professor of anthropology and health education, “My hypothesis would be that you’re going to find a difference of five or six pounds, with the minimum weight in the spring and the maximum in November.” "“This is a real (Shenomemon,” Hunt said, although there is little data on tljp subject *The causes for this, variation in weight are uftknown, but according to Hunt, they could be due to the (,seasonality of exercising or the body’s response to tem perature changes. Oswald to visit USG [ .University President John W( Oswald will speak and " answer questions at the USG Senate meeting 7:30 p.m. tonight at 225 HUB. No general format -is planned, but questions will come primarily from senators, according to Bernie Campbell, USG senator. Oswald’s appearance is part of a program to hear and talk to University administrators, Campbell said. <b "FUN WITH DICK &JANE” iPGtes CWj Ml • •.» • S •’ * “We know very con clusively that when people stop exercising they gain weight,” Hunt said, although he is not sure this is the complete reason behind the seasonal variations in weight. If the weight fluctuation theory is correct, a more pronounced response could be expected this winter because of the extreme cold tem peratures and decreased heat in homes, Hunt said. Cheryl Sowers (10th-, biological health) prepared this week's 1,200 calorie diet plan from the dining halls menu. - YOU MAY HAVE AT ANY APARTMENTS for fall- very reasonable 1 bedfoom apartments 2 bedroom apartments for 3 or 4 people Completely furnished One block from campus Also Homes Wagner and Gilliland 234-4001 or 234-8030 cheese, 1 slice rye bread with Ms pat margarine, apple, 1 glass skim milk. TOMORROW’S DINNER: beef supreme on rice, broc coli, mandarin orange sec tions. WEDNESDAY’S LUNCH: macaroni and cheese, banana. WEDNESDAY’S DINNER: baked whitefish in red celery sauced peas, honey bran roll with % pat margarine. THURSDAY’S LUNCH:- cheese omelet, 1 slice bread with Ms pat margarine, fresh pear. THURSDAY’S DINNER: roast beef, green beans, oatmeal roll with % pat margarine, pineapple slice. FRIDAY’S LUNCH: minestrone, 1 slice Vienna hearth bread with Ms pat margarine, orange, 1 glass skim milk. 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