European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health ten questions any Dieter should ask by Rob Stein United press International new diets seem to hit Itie grocery Smaracheck out line Racks end Book store shelves faster than the refrigerator empties during an eating Binge. So it s no wonder that overweight people have a hard Lime sorting through the latest diets in search of the one thai will really help them lose these unwanted pounds safety and keep them Oil. To help Theodore Berland an associate professor of communications at the grand Valley slate College m Allendale Mich. Has developed 10 questions dieters should ask themselves before embarking on another weight loss Eltory. People Are desperate to lose weight said Berland who offered his guidelines during a recent meeting of the North american association Lor the study of obesity there Are a lot of desperate people Oul there who want logo to Bod fat and Wake up Skinny. They grasp at the next Straw at the Bookstore. Bui some diets May be dangerous and May Hurt their health he said. During his press Talion wetland said he used his questions Lora o about a dozen diets to determined that a group of Diel incur Tirgg and similar to Iho weight watchers Diol Scro me Best like All Good diets those diets had Ihne important components a Manl plan. Cd Cirise regimen and a Way to change old habits so dial is could stick to Iho diet and avoid regaining weight among the diets that rated poorly Ocie Fil Lor  which was completely  the immune Power  which is not Basil on any particular principles and the rotation diet which is a Crutch diet because it May work Lor a Short Lime but the lost weigh will quickly to i gained. No said Bert Artl 10qu�bon�tr 1 is Iho diet based on a Sec of there air no secrets in dieting.1 said Sefland dials should instead to based on sound nutritional and medics sort knit. He my 2 is Tho person prorating the diet Well known Well respected and knowledgeable a lol of people who write books Are doctor bul that does t nuke them an expert on nutrition he my 3 has the author trod the die on a lot or people the Only Way to know for sure if a diet works is through care hot controlled scientific studies said Berland 4 have the result of the diet been published in a scientific journal o presented at a conference Lor peer review thai s the Besl Way to know whether the experts agree thai the die can work he said. 5 is the proponent of the die challenging recommendations of the Besl nutritional authorities this should raise an Eyebrow said Berland. La s of it you Challenge bul you have id have data Loback it  he said. 6 is the claim based on the principles of someone disc 7 if so. Find i Al whether thai person agrees with the diet 7. Is the diet nutritionally balanced thai s very important he said because Many Diels a a net and therefore can be bad for your health. 8. Does the diet allow for individual tastes and preferences Iii dictate a diet for you you May follow it for a month or so but it s nol going to be successful unless in fits into your  he said 9. Is this the kind of diet you can live with for the rest of your life ii not chances Are you la eventually end up regaining the lost weight he said. 10. Who recommends the diet it should be a recognized authority in the Field. Someone who knows what Llwyn Are talking about he said. Immunizations not for kids Only associated press thousands of adults who Don t keep their immunizations up to Date become seriously a Ordie from easily preventable illnesses Agov emment sponsored Survey shows the study reported recently by the Atlanta based centers for disease control said chd Dren Are immunized through programs such As school admission requirements but Hal adults Are More difficult to reach the study showed lhat1965. The last year Lor which Complete figures Are Avail Atje about 20 percent of the people at High risk for flu related illnesses were vaccinated bul that there Are an estimated 40.000 flu related deaths annually. The Survey Lound at least 10,000 excess deaths primarily among the elderly. Irom 19 flu epidemics from 1957 to 1986. Excess deaths Are those above a Norm established Over the years from weekly surveys of deaths m 121 Glies. Page 16 the stars and St filpes the study found that a diphtheria cases in 1965.92.5 percent of the tetanus cases. 89.1 percent of the hepatitis b cases and 58 2 percent of the Lubella cases hit people Over the age o 20. Ii said 49 percent to 66 percent of people 60 or older Are nol protected against tetanus a usually fatal illness and 41 percent to 84 percent in thai age Range have Lei their diphtheria immunizations lapse. Up to 7 million Young adults Are susceptible to measles and As Many As 11 million women of child bearing age Are unprotected against rubella which can result in birth defects the cd said in its weekly report. A maximum 30 percent of those who should have taken the hepatitis b vaccine have been immunized the Survey said. These include homosexuals intravenous drug users people who work with blood products and people in the dental care Field said Ronald Teske. Chief of program support in the cd s immunizations Section. The Survey also found thai Only about 10 percent of the estimated 49 7 million people in the country a risk for tuesday november 17,1987 complications following pneumonia Rij so infections had Ever received the appropriate vaccine. Most people considered Al risk Are elderly and have underlying often chronic medical problems. The report said the Lack of immunization among the elderly does not appear to be the result of apathy. It cited a finding by the Federal office of disease prevention and health promotion that elderly americans actively seek information on now to stay healthy. The report cited higher costs of adult vaccinations As one problem. The National foundation Lor infectious diseases is encouraging health insurance programs to cover costs of adult immunizations and is approaching legislators about the Cost Elfe aliveness of preventing adult illness by including immunization costs in medicare and medic Sld coverage. Vaccination costs against pneumonia and hepatitis b Are covered by those programs bul other vaccinations Are not. Teska said