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Page 8 College Station, Texas Wednesday, June 6, 1973 THE BATTALION Southwest Indian Jewelry Show -June 5 thru 31- custom house 319 Patricia, C.S. Open 10 - 6 p. m. Tues - Sat. 846-1014 Increased Use Of Meat Substitutes Does More Than Ease Pocketbook The recent meat boycott focused national attention not only on the high price of meat, but also on the central role played by red meats in the average American diet. During that week, thousands of consumers learned that attractive, well-balanced and inexpensive meals can be prepared using meat substitutes. But the increased use of such meat substitutes — fish, poultry, eggs and cheese—may mean more than a lower food bill. For many consumers, it may mean a health ier diet. would reduce the consumption of saturated, or animal, fats,” Dr. Antonio M. Gotto, professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and head of the Lipid Research Clinic at The Method ist Hospital in Houston, explained. Dr. Gotto hastened to add that he was speaking neither for nor against the recent meat boycott. “Some of the dietary changes encouraged by the meat boycott “In population studies, a cor relation has been found between the intake of these animal fats and the incidence of death from arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and the coronary heart disease,” he said. Beef, lamb and pork tend to be relatively higher HEY AGGIES! 88c 88c AeW DELUXE! Super Papa Burger TWO CHAR-BROILED BEEF PATTIES, MELTED CHEESE, PREMIUM BACON STRIPS, WITH YOUR CHOICE OF LETTUCE, TOMATOES, PICKLES AND ONIONS, AND OUR OWN A&W DRESSING. ALL THIS PLUS SHOESTRING FRENCH FRIES 88c Offer Good Through June 9, 1973 88c ! BRING THIS COUPON AND 88^ TO A W 4611 Texas Ave. Or Call 846-3333 For Orders To Go Coupon Must Accompany Purchase Limit One Per Coupon in saturated fats than do poultry and fish, Dr. Gotto continued. Dr. Gotto noted that heart dis ease starts very early in our so ciety. “Arteriosclerosis is a prog ressive disease, developing over a number of years. It is associated with a deposition of fatty sub stances—primarily cholesterol and its ester products — within the arterial wall. “The cholesterol that accumu lates in arteries is deposited from the blood stream. It is reasonable to assume that people with high levels of cholesterol would de posit this fat faster than those with low or normal levels,” Dr. Gotto explained. Medical research has shown that a diet would indeed lead to such a change,” he said. Decreasing the consumption of red meats is not the only way to cut down on saturated fats, Dr. Gotto noted. Other ways of ac complishing the same thing would be to cook with vegetable oils and reduce the consumption of dairy products, which are generally high in saturated fats. diet does influence the levels of cholesterol and other blood fats. “Therefore, it seems plausible that the risk of arteriosclerosis can be reduced by limiting the intake of these saturated fats and increasing the consumption of polyunsaturated, or vegetable, fats,” Dr. Gotto said. This theory is currently being investigated in the nation’s 12 Lipid Research Clinics. “In most cases, decreasing the amount of saturated fats in the diet means limiting beef and pork to three meals a week, limiting the consumption of whole milk, eggs and cheese and using poly unsaturated vegetable oils for cooking and salads,” Dr. Gotto ex plained. “The effect of the meat boycott was to decrease the consumption of red meats, which are very high in saturated fats, and to increase the consumption of meats such as fish and poultry which are rel atively poor in these animal fats,” he said. Although the relationship be tween diet and heart disease is still being investigated, the Amer ican Heart Association and the Intersociety Commission on Heart Disease have recommended a diet in which polyunsaturated fats are substituted for saturated fats, and total cholesterol intake is restrict ed. Such a diet, generally recom mended for those with blood fat disorders, is not known to have Although not yet proven scien tifically, it is a reasonable hypo thesis that lowering the level of these saturated fats in the blood should protect against heart dis ease, Dr. Gotto continued. “However, before we recom mend that the entire population of this country change its eating habits to prevent heart disease, we need proof that adopting such PAWN LOANS W. C. ’s 706 S. Texas Ave. Presents Friday, June 8 Cypress Saturday, June 9 BATTLE OF THE BANDS Cypress vs. Coupe de Ville Travis House Apartments 505 Hwy. 30 C.S. — 846-6111 Adult - Student & Family Section Special Student Roommate Plan 4 Students — $57.40 Each Summer Lease 2 Pools - 2 Laundry Rooms iVci harmful effects for healthy itoj viduals, Dr. Gotto said. 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