Festive featers can forego fat IF YOU’RE worried about your weight and already feeling guilty about the huge meals that go with the festive season, relax. Stuffing yourself occasionally may not do as much damage as you think. By STEVE BAREHAM This 1s the good news from nutriuomst Sue Crawford, a doctoral .candidate in kinesiology at Simon Fraser University. Crawford says people can escape significant weight gain even with bouts of feasting because the body 15 able to dissipate sudden caloric in- take by producing heat in- stead of fat. “Our bodies initiate a ther- mogenic response (heat) after teasting. In essence it’s a way of wasting calones to get nutments | If you are a ‘‘genetically lean’ person vou have even less to worry about Crawford says some resear- chers have attributed ther- mogenesis tO a special type of tat, dubbed ‘‘brown fat.”’ It seems some of us may have more brown fat than others These are the people who seem to be able to eat any amount of food without ex penencing weight gain Before you stop reading and head for the fridge, Crawford says she isnot ad vising people to gorge themselves in the belief ther mogenesis ois the spirit of Christmas repast “The odd teast shouldn't cause significant weight gain but couple this style of cating with snacking and there could be real problems " Crawtord has even worse fitness bullfs ‘hat people hews for develop oa metabolsm that readily turns food into stored cnerpgy (tat and oplyeopem) saat as available tor physieal activity Predictably though alsa tends to A Health anada book bet C hermsteras Fare be ftathemmy fare and Welfare ¢ provides calor values foe some traditional types of brorbichay fesodh © cnmsacder Chat the ascrape chathy cabonnk tn take for a oman between the ages of EY and SQas 2 KSO) bor wotbicht of thie Na Mewougp pom Oh price Yrat Lb AtING, HHIANDD, MICRO WAVE OVENS INCREDIBLE SELECTION ENCE BUY with CONFIO ee eS prot Hint i AONE yal at ' ae re wt ti FERN pur >> nya pape ye bat NCU COLONY HOME FURNISHINGS Warehouse/Showroom OPEN TO THE PUBLIC w biks Dehind the Avaton at 107% Roosevelt Cras N Vas 1? 4 Sun 2,000: -erght’ ounces of eg- genog, 770 calomes, -one handful of almonds, 449 calories, -one slice of mincemeat pie, 434 calories, -one shortbread cookie, 50 calones, -10 potatoe chips, 115 calories, -one pretzel, 60 calones, -one bottle of beer, 150 calories, one shot of spirits, 117 calories, four ounces of wine, 84 calories, -one cup hot chocolate (whole milk) 230 calories, -one tablespoon cheddar cheese, 181 calories, -one slice luncheon meat, 176 calories, -one piece of par- Iridge and a pear 310 calories. a Vartety of ftastionable putnps i COmlerniporary CS - Wednesday, December 5, 1984 - North Shore News , ‘a i“ Mth . ore Khel ne lygded Coooue remove hair permanently g — minimum of ciscomfon —private consultahon by appointment —tactal. legs. arms. underarms —correcting hastines and arching eyebrows Maria Stattord, qualified and certified electrologist invites calls for a personal and private consultation. Room 217B Medical Dental Building 1940 Lonsdale, North Vancouver Closea Mondays 980-2022 929-4468 (res.) Ladies’ Dress Shoes Fastnon flair for the holiday season Choose from Styfes in daray sucde patent mesh or urethane wilhi reptile tam Avatlable unladies sizes 6 ta 10 Regular Kinney Price $34.99 Miele Palangs Handbags Regular Kanncy Price S15 00 °D 4s SOs Salle cards Pec. ~ ISA GIN 7202 B64 S512 oo. Shi > oo, 6H 1025 necator amet OTB BY, asa an... 298 Soa . Store 464 66160 ‘hts