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|     LIFESTYLE
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MAY 10, 1995
INSIGHT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
VOL. 26, NO. 22
Adult obesity linked to childhood habits
By Yi Ping Ho
Staff Writer
The old adage, "You arc what you
eat." has been around for decades.
And while this theory may not be 100
percent correct, it's true that what you
eat can make a big difference in how
you look and feel.
According lo experts, the eating patterns and habits people form at young
ages can affect their weight and health
for years to come.
Obesity is considered one of the
most prevalent nutritional diseases in
North America, according lo studies
revealed by the Journal of Pediatric
Health Care. It affects 5-25 percenl
of children and adolescents, and the
number is increasing.
"Results show that [obesity) is definitely out of control." said Shahla
Rahmani. a public health nutritionist
at the Fresno Health Department.
Rahmani said there are various
CSUF art
department
burglarized
By Laurie Gibson
StaffWriler
The CSUF an department was burglarized during spring break. Two
ceramic vases, valued at $500 each,
were stolen from the kiln room between April 10 and April 17.
The burglars got into Conley An
Room II0D by prying °pcn 'he back
doors, according lo a campus police
report filed April 17. The edge of Ihe
door was bent, and scratch marks on
the paint indicated lhat a prying tool
was used.
Larry Anderson, an an professor
who has taught at CSUF for 23 years,
and Stevan Fabela. a 36-year-old student from Selma. each lost a ceramic
vase in the burglary.
Anderson's vase was about 16
inches tall, brown and olive, egg-
shaped, with a lid. It was stolen from
the glaze kiln.
Fabela's vase was about four feet
tall, fluied. white and weighed about
50 pounds.
"Normally, on a piece thai size, I
lake it home" during vacations for
safe-keeping. Fabela said.
He spent spring break in Los Angeles and returned to school to find his
vase missing. He lold Anderson, his
teacher.
"We looked around for broken
pieces," hc said, explaining that when
ceramic pieces are missing, sometimes they've been broken and wind
up in pieces on the floor.
The student and professor then realized their vases had been stolen.
Fabela said his vase was the companion piece to a ceramics project
called "Twin Towers" which he
planned to enter in CSUF's juried an
exhibition next month. The project
has been scrapped as a result of the
burglary.
The unfinished (not yet glazed) vase
was made at school; Fabela said it
took him four hours to create. It was
stolen from a shelf in the kiln room.
"I'm upset because I put a lot of time
into it [the project). It's discouraging."
Fabela said.
Objects are stolen from the ceramics room regularly, according to
Anderson. Though access to the room
was gained by force this time, theft
of ceramics and pottery equipment
from the room is also the result of "an
on-going scenario of people who are
not ceramics students coming in and
taking ceramics of out the kiln," he
said.
Anderson suspects former students
trom the Bay Area are the culprits in
the most recent burglary, but he said
he cannot prove his claim.
There are four doors to the kiln
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causes of obesity, such as family eating history, dieting habits and genetics She said there is no standard or
formula to indicate whether or not a
person is overweight.
"Basically, we look at the weight
and height growth chart to measure if
a child is obese or noi," she said.
"Weight alone is noi a good measure
of obesity because of its dependency
on height. The Body Mass Index
(BMI kg/m:) has been used extensively to measure obesity, since it is a
measure of weight lhat is relatively
dependent on height, which can be
measured easily."
According to a guideline for body
weight used by the Fresno Health
Department, for example, if a person
is 5 feel 10 inches tall, his or her ideal
weight should range between 140-174
pounds.
Rahmani said that person is within
his or her acceptable body weight of
up lo 20 percent in excess of 174
pounds, and is considered obese if he
or she exceeds 208.8 pounds.
However, she said the interpretation
of BMI can become a problem "because the rate of weight gain may not
be in step with the rate of height gain."
Rahmani said those factors vary individually.
"Kids grow at different rales. Different gender, age and race groups
have different growth patterns."
Rahmani said. "It is impossible to
judge obesity simply by only one
standard."
Studies compiled by the National
Heart. Lung, and Blood Institute show
the prevalence of overweight African-
American women is twice lhat of
white women, but it's similar for the
men of both races.
According to the Hispanic Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey,
obesity is common among Hispanic-
Americans. Results show that 29.7
percent of Hispanic men and 39.1
percenl of Hispanic women are overweight.
However, surveys on Asian-Americans show obesity in this group is low.
It's felt thai Asian-American children
generally are not obese and are small
in stature, although they have a higher
body weight than those from previous generations.
Dr. Patricia Collins of the Fresno
Health Department said obesity is
more than an eating disorder of the
individual, and ils causes vary.
"It is not just an eating problem."
she said. "Rather, it is a social and
family problem. The etiology of adolescent obesity is diverse and multifactorial."
She said she has a case where an
eighth grader weighs 280 pounds and
is still growing.
"The right food is not there." Collins
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People Dissatisfied with
Body Areas or Dimensions
Men             Women
Height
20%
17%
Weight
41%
55%
Muscle tone
32%
45%
Face
20%
20%
Upper torso
28%
32%
Mid torso
50%
57%
Lower torso
21%
50%
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said. "How do you tell the eighth
grader?"
Collins said part of the reason is
because the boy's parents are both
working, and their diet pattern is abnormal. She said the boy sometimes
eats his first meal of the day at three
in the afternoon, and the foods he
consumes are all high in fat content.
Collins siiid the disadvantages of
adolescent obesity are often severe.
She pointed out that in the health
perspective, the major risk is persistence into adulthood.
"Adolescence appears to be a pivotal time in determining aduh fatness," Collins said. "As many as 70
percent of obese adolescents will become obese adults."
"It is just overwhelming," Collins
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Preacher believes
he's God's gift
Bv Hanne Bentzon
Staff Writer
Some students call him "crazy." But
his real name is Tom Carlisle, and his
mission in life is to convert sinful students to "serve the Lord."
"Let's face it, this campus is full of
drunkheads, thieves, liars and
potheads," Carlisle said. "All students
are headed on the highway to hell, just
like rock musicians, running with the
devil."
"The only thing we can do is to hope
they will make a moral U-tum and get
on the narrow way to Jesus Christ,"
Carlisle said.
Carlisle, 34, is one of eight members of the Home Fellowship in Phoenix who travels around to homes and
schools to worship.
"We don't judge ourselves by number." Carlisle said. "We judge ourselves by the power God has given
us. And this power is all we need to
get through.life."
Carlisle, who graduated from the
University of Florida in 1978 with a
bachelor's degree in journalism and
from Ohio State in I985 with a
bachelor's in engineering, has no
regular paid job.
"To be able to travel around on campuses in California we rely on donations from people who suppon our
work." he said, "but we never ask students for money."
Carlisle is not at all fond of what's
being taught at the university.
"The lies of evolution and humanism and other courses which are
taught at this school are of no help to
God. and it is just another lie that will
send students to hell," he said.
If you are going to educate yourself,
you need to do it within a field that
pleases God. Carlisle said. Careers as
priests and preachers are the only ones
not of sin. according to Carlisle.
"All the other careers are of ego-interest. Even if you work with people
who really need help, for example
homeless people, you do it because
you want to feel satisfied with what
you do. You don't do il for God."
Kristina Anderson, a 22-year-old
psychology major, said she gets chills
when thinking aboul Carlisle.
"Let's face it, this
campus is full of
drunkheads,
thieves, liars and
potheads. All students are headed
on the highway
to hell, just like
rock musicians,
running with the
devil."
Tom Carlisle
Member of Home
Fellowship
"He approached me on campus during winter school, calling me a sinner and a whore and advised me to
keep my thighs together, my lips
sealed and start serving God." Anderson said.
Anderson, who initially took
Carlisle's words with a smile, has
been exposed to his advice more than
once. She no longer smiles when
mentioning his name.
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Professor Unrue assures vocalists they'll succeed
By Stephen Walsh
StaffWriler
Not all great singers were discovered
by accident. Most trudged through
years of laborious study and intense
training. Even with all that preparation,
rising to the top isn't very easy.
Vocal performance professor Gary
Unrue said students who dream of
professional singing careers need to
be aware of several things.
"There is a premise," Unrue said
"they need to know that few make it.
No matter how talented they are, they
shouldn't think they will be filling
some void out there."
Unprepared singers may find many
pitfalls while trying to establish themselves.
"In some New York studios, they
charge S50 a lesson until you run out
of money," he said.
Those kinds of studios fail to provide singers with the necessary means
to advance their careers.
Unrue and Mannah both said Europe is an excellent place to pursue a
musical career.
Mannah said in Germany, for example,' there are 150 full-siw opera
companies, while there are only three
in the United States.
Why the difference? Mannah said
Europe's educational system incorpo-
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weekly basis.
"Modem culture has become more
visually-oriented than vocally-oriented," Mannah said. "If we have to
sil and think about it. we're not interested."
When the chips are down, Unrue
said a singer's willpower has to carry
him through tlje tough times.
"If they're willing lo put up with the
misery, they'll go far. Perseverance
and will are thc two most important
ingredients," he said.
"I'm interested in thc will." Unrue
said, "because I know in the future
that will mean more than raw talent."
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Unrue has never told a student that
he shouldn't pursue an interest in
music, even if that student doesn't
show much talent in the beginning.
"I've learned to be patient with them
because I've been surprised too many
times," Unrue said.
Unrue cited several students who
had average singing talent but a good
sense of musicality. With determination, some of those students have
landed prominent singing careers.
One such student, which Unrue described as having a "sharp" voice, is
now performing in Berlin. He said
while her voice may not have been
ideal, her dedication to her craft got
her where she wanted.
Unrue's teaching assistant, Curtis
Mannah, said the opportunities are
there for dedicated singers.
"There are hundreds and hundreds
of clubs, amusement parks, cruises
and musical education programs," be
said. "Depending what your tastes
are, the opportunities are there. You
just have to make it for yourself."
Mary Hernandez, a graduate student
majoring in education, said once a
performer gets some exposure, it's
easier to get bigger, better jobs.
"Part of it is being there at the right
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