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Doctor says college students should consume fewer fatty foods
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■Most college students aren’t worried about
high cholesterol, but they should be because
iheart disease can strike anyone at any age, Dr.
Bands Cherian, the medical director of AM/PM
fnics, said.
The typical menu of college students includes
junk food and fast food, which are high in fat,
lierian said. This is why college students need
to watch their cholesterol levels.
■ A normal cholesterol level is below 200 mg/dL,
jand anything higher is considered unhealthy,
Cherian said.
The level of cholesterol is directly related to
heart disease, Cherian said. Cholesterol is depos
ited in heart arteries, which increases the chance
of a heart attack. Arteries in the brain can be
come clogged with cholesterol, which could cause
a stroke.
Foods like red meat, eggs, milk and other da
iry products should be eaten in moderation, he
said.
Texas A&M students will have a chance to
check their cholesterol levels this weekend at
Kroger stores in Bryan and College Station. The
cholesterol screenings will be conducted by Medi
cal Awareness Systems, an independent screen
ing company from Tyler. Registered nurses and
trained technicians will be administering the
tests.
The screenings will be today and tommorrow
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $6 per test.
A&M students can receive $1 off the price by
presenting a current student ID.
The cholesterol test involves pricking the fin
ger to get a blood sample. The results are avail
able immediately. No fasting is required for the
cholesterol screening. With a 12-hour fast, trigly
ceride (blood fat) and glucose (blood sugar) tests
can be done.
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E Bruce R. Miles, Texas Forest
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las come under fire from environ-
iBientalists for his views.
B Michael Worsham, . Sierra Club
Ice chair, said the forestry director
[should concentrate on preserving
the environment and protecting en
dangered animals, such as certain
woodpecker and owl species.
I Instead, Miles advocates clear cut
ting, which is cutting down all trees
in an area, Worsham said.
jokl Worsham said Miles opposed a
iggyBear cutting restraint act endorsed
1 by the Audubon Society. Worsham
[ said environmentalists would like
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the forest service to use selection
management, the cutting down of
only a certain number of trees in an
area. “Clear cutting may be required,
but the Forest Service does it as of
ten as possible,” he said.
But Miles said careful clear cut
ting benefits the environment.
“When properly done, clear cut
ting provides open areas for deer
habitat,” Miles said. He said clear
cutting also increases the regenera
tive ability of trees.
“We’re able to keep the piney
woods in East Texas through these
measures,” he said.
Miles said the Texas Forest Serv
ice has grown 25 million trees in its
nursery and plants 200,000 acres an
nually. The Texas Forest Service is
fighting the Southern Pine Beetle
that destroyed 4,000 acres in 1985.
“The environmental groups,
many of them, prefer to let the
Southern Pine Beetle go uncheck
ed,” he said. “Global warming is the
big buzzword now.”
The Texas Forest Service is fight
ing this problem also. Miles said.
Trees produce oxygen, and young
trees are better producers than old
trees, he said.
“The more trees we plant, the bet
ter it is for alleviating global warm
ing,” Miles said.
Miles said he is concerned about
locking up land for preservation and
preventing the public from benefit
ing from the land’s use.
“We have one of the most produc
tive forest systems here in Texas as
we do anywhere in the country,”
Miles said.
He said Texas has 460,000 acres
of national forest, and that is enough
protected land.
One incident this summer split
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Greek Week efforts raise
money for United Way
Texas A&M Greek Week
proved to be more than just fun
and games.
Jason Peterson, director of
Greek Week, which was Nov. 5-
11, said the greek organizations’
efforts resulted in an unprece
dented $3,300, which is three
times last year’s amount.
“The money will be given to
the student body to donate to the
United Way,” Peterson said. Last
year, the money was donated di
rectly to the United Way.
“Greeks are part of the student
body so we decided to donate it in
the students’ name,” Peterson
said.
He said that United Way stu
dent representative Jennifer
Duffy set a $3,000 goal to be
raised by the student body.
“We (Greeks) surpassed that
goal . . . now, the goal has been
reset at $5,000,” Peterson said.
Peterson attributed Greek
Week’s success to increased par
ticipation by 35 chapters, includ
ing representatives from all fra
ternities and sororities in the
Greek system.
More T-shirts were sold, more
advertisements were placed, and
the can drive fundraiser grossed
more money this year compared
to last, he said.
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