Does fat breed fat? Or do cho
colate eclairs and potato chips
make the difference? For years
scientists have debated the cause
of obesity, some saying it is here
ditary and others claiming it is
caused by environmental factors
such as poor diet and lack of exer
cise.
A recent study over several
years in Denmark strongly sup
ports the theory that obesity has its
roots in the genes. However, at
this point we cannot ignore other
studies showing that obesity is
influenced to some degree by
social and economic conditions.
Danish researchers traced near
ly S.SOO adoptees and their biolog
ical and adoptive parents. They
computed body mass indexes,
measuring fat in all the children
and both sets of parents. The
promising
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researchers found a clear relation
ship between the fatness of the
adoptees and their biological
parents even though most of the
children had little or no contact
with their natural parents. The
results also showed no relation
ship between obesity in adoptive
parents and their adopted children,
leading the researchers to con
clude that body fat is controlled
exclusively by heredity.
This study strongly supports the
idea that we should focus our
weight-control efforts on people at
risk of becoming obese, rather
than on the entire population. It is
fairly easy to identify those at risk
since 80 percent of the children of
normal-weight parents are over
wieght
However, other research with
laboratory animals and people
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Not every seed com can stand the test of our tough grow
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in this region
So when you see these Agway signs, you know you’re
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show that exercise and diet can
influence obesity. The choices we
make regarding exercise and
foods, as well as our perceptions
of socially acceptable body shape,
play a part in determining how fat
we are going to be. There is no
simple solution to preventing or
treating obesity, nor can we take
that stance that it is all the fault of
our genes.
Fresh Produce Consumption
Booming: The fresh produce sec
tion in a typical supermarket is
now about twice as big as it was
ten years ago. The fresh prdfluce
section usually takes up about IS
percent of the total store size and
often up to 200 items are stocked.
Why is this particular section of
the supermarket expanding?
Response to consumer demand!
People are simply eating more
fresh fruits and vegetables than
ever before. Over the past decade,
per capita consumption of fresh
produce has risen 12 percent in the
United States and consumption of
canned foods has dropped about
IS percent. If this pattern con
tinues in future years, Americans
will eat even more fresh produce.
Some veggies are getting more
popular than others. For example,
Americans are eating IS percent
more broccoli and the consump
tion of cauliflower has risen 130
percent in the last ten years. Other
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big gainers were lettuce, celery,
carrots and tomatoes.
Lots of factors contribute to our
eating changes. The baby-boom
generation is getting older and it’s
just natural to eat a bigger variety
of foods as you age. Society is
also becoming more health con
scious and the desire to eat light
and get lots of vitamins and Fiber
tends to draw people to fresh fruits
and vegetables.
Consumers not only eat more
fresh produce at home, they also
want it when they eat out, as
evidenced by the continued popu
larity of salad bars in restaurants.
Modem consumers demand quick,
low-cost, low-calorie meals and
they arc getting what they want.
Bulk Foods Growing in Popu
larity; According to a report in the
latest issue of Family Economics
Review by buying foods in bulk
the average consumer saves SO
percent over the price of pre
packaged products. The USDA
made a price comparison study of
36 items that can be purchased in
either bulk or packaged form.
What they found is 93 percent of
the time packaged goods were
more costly than the same food
purchased in bulk form. Six per
cent of the time the packaged
forms actually cost less than the
bulk forms. Of course savings var-
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ied grealy according to the parti
cular food in question and the
brand, type and size it was being
compared to.
For example, store brand all
purpose flour in a ten pound bag
costs two percent more than bulk
flour and store brand com flakes
cost six percent less than com
flakes in bulk form. So you see,
you really have to watch to make
sure you arc gelling the most for
your money. As you might expect
the largest savings in bulk over
packaged food forms were for
national brands in small packages.
But when bulk foods were com
pared with exceptionally large
package sizes (say a five pound
bag) the bulk form may be more
expensive.
County Swine
The Chester County 4-H Swine
Club is seeking new members for
1989. The club meets the third Fri
day of each month starting in
March and continuing through
August at the West Nantmeal
Township building. Club mem
bers can raise from one to six pigs
through the summer. Members are
taught how to care for their ani
mals plus other basics of livestock
care. 4-H members are also taught
how to give demonstrations and
work together as a team in diffe
rent projects.
For further information about
the 4-H Swine Club, contact Titus
Beam at 286-9579 or Nelson
Beam at 286-9465. 4-H clubs are
open to all Chester County young
people ages 8-18, regardless of
whether they live on a farm or not.
For information about other 4-H
projects, contact the 4-H office at
696-3500.
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