p<) ; SPECIAL THANKSGIVING DINNER Salad, Turkey Dinner and BARGAIN HUNTERS and treasure hounds will have a field day al the Highlands United Church Flea Market, being held Sat, Oct. 17 at the church af 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Shown sorting through the assorted offerings are Mary Swan (left) and Beverley O'Brien, The sale will include quality clothing, furniture and consignment goods, and a coffee shop will be available for worn-out buvers, . Hens may hold clue to bone disease WHEN SCIENTISTS find out why chickens lay eggs they may be well on the way to finding ou! how to treat a disabling bone disease that affects one in four Canadian women over the age of 50, says a UBC agricultural sciences pro- fessor. According to Dr. Leslie Hart, the cycle of egg laying in hens closely parallels the characteristics of osteoporosis, a condition where bones in the skeleton become so porous and brittle that they can fracture simply by lifting an arm. Health professionals say osteoporosis will affect more Ca- nadian women than either heart disease or cancer. Men are suscep- tible, but it’s eight times more like- ly to affect women and by the time the disease is diagnosed, it’s usual- ly too late to treat. Osteoporosis is a complex pro- blem and health professionals don’t know exactly how it develops. They do know that cal- cium — the building block of bones — plays a major part since it is a joss of bone mass that charac- terizes the disease. That’s where poultry scientists like Hart come in. Calcium is the key element in egg production and the major ingredient of egg shells. ‘In hens, as in humans, bones are constantly being remodelled. Calcium is removed and deposited due to normal everyday stresses on the skeleton,’’ Hart says. ‘‘This process is accentuated in laying hens because of the huge stress they have in producing eggs. “In osteoporosis, the process of bone remodelling is defective because the calcium is not ade- quately replaced. A similar situa- tion occurs in the laying hen as she ages, so that she produces fewer eggs with thinner shells.” Hart says a number of other factors are involved in the disease inchiding Vitamin D and the fe- male hormone estrogen. “We do know some of the players, and by investigating the relationships between them, we may eventually be able to make some recommendations on how to treat the disease,’’ Hart says. CAT LITTER Rag. 2.17 WINDSHIELD WASH ANTIFREEZE Reg. 1.99 l¥ /~§2-PIECE 97 DINNERWARE SET | ) Reg. 29.97 42” SILVERSTONE FRYING PAN Reg. 17.99 COFFEE FILTERS Reg. 1.99 FOLDING WOODEN SLAT CHAIRS Reg. 17.95 7100 BASKET 4 lef LYNN VALLEY CENTRE 980-9341 ~~ 3-PC. VINYL LUGGAGE SET Spoclal CHIPPED FOAM PILLOWS Reg. 4.99 << PROMO 24°x38” 00 BATH TOWELS y, Special 1 LB. BAG OF LICORICE TWIRLS Reg. 1.17 wal “ ~ — BLOW DRYER Rag. 16.99 HIGH ENERGY CURLING IRON Reg. 7.99 As7 Mon., Tues. Wed.-Fri. Saturday Sunday ArXHIGH ENERGY 997 STORE HOURS: AE 9:30am-6:00pm | / 9:30am -9:00pm $:30am-6:00pm 14:00am-5:00pm Dessert | TWO NIGHTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11/87 MONDAY, OCTOBER 12/87 Now open for lunch 7<*SCGE 2-PACK LIGHT BULBS 40,860,100 watt TIDE 6 LITRE LAUNDRY DETERGENT Reg. 5.49 O 7~\"TOASTESS 4-CUP ELECTRIC KETTLE Reg. 10.99 SET OF 4 PILSNER 12 oz. BEER GLASSES Reg. 5.99 <~KAL KAN 6 oz. CAT FOOD 5/2 Reg. .62 WOODEN SKATEBOARDS 39 Reg. 49.99 Take Charge With Your Zellers Creat Account’