European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 28, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 some not Way to Early Graves Koop says Washington a americans Are eating their Way to Early Graves bite by bite and meal by meal consuming to much fat seasoning it with too much Salt and washing it Down with too much Alco hol according to a report issued wednesday by surgeon general c. Ever Ett Koop. Over consumption of certain dietary components is now a major concern for americans the report said noting that diseases of dietary excess and imbalance Are among the leading causes of death in the United states. Many americans Are overweight Don t eat enough fruit vegetables and whole grains and often fail to get required nutrients such As Calcium and Iron. Of the 2.1 million americans who died last year the surgeon general s study said that nearly 1.5 million succumbed to diseases associated with diet. What we eat May affect our risk for several of the leading causes of death for americans notably coronary heart Dis ease stroke atherosclerosis diabetes and some types of cancer the report said. These disorders together now account for More than two thirds of All deaths in the United  in a Forward Koop said that although Many foods Are involved the chief Factor affecting health is the disproportionate consumption of foods High in fats often at the expense of foods High in Complex carbohydrates and fiber such As vegetables fruits and whole Grain  the 712-Page report cites More than 2,000 scientific studies and was com piled with the advice of More than 200 doctors nutritionists and biochemists. Among the major findings most people should reduce the con sumption of fat especially saturated fats such As from eggs butter or untrimmed red meat. It suggests More vegetables an fruits fish poultry lean meats and Low fat Dairy products. More whole Grain foods Cerea products vegetables and fruits should be in the diet. The report recommends that dried Beans and peas be used As a source of protein to replace some animal products. Salt consumption should be reduced. Alcohol intake should be reduced Toto drinks a Day if at  fluoride should be added to Community water systems to prevent tooth decay and that the consumption of sugar be limited to avoid dental cavities. Women and adolescent girls should increase consumption of foods High i Calcium such As Low fat Dairy products. Children adolescents and women of childbearing age should consume More Iron Rich foods such As red meat fish cereals Beans and whole Grain cereals. Dietary fat accounts for about 37percent of the total Energy intake of americans Well above the upper limit of30 percent recommended by the Ameri can heart association and the american cancer society the report said. It said excess cholesterol Levels strongly associated with heart attacks should be reduced by limiting consumption of foods of animal origin. The report warned against fad diets or magical foods that often Are promoted with unsubstantiated claims. Heavy sweating nothing to laugh at for its victims Boyjan Sutton fort Lauderdale Fla. Up one of the funniest scenes in the movie broadcast news shows Albert Brooks As a nervous television reporter Anchor ing his first network  runs off him in exaggerated Rivers drenching his shirt streaming Down his lace and forming puddles under his  sweat is no laughing matter to those who suffer from hyper Drosis a relatively uncommon disorder marked by excessive  sweat literally runs off them. They re dripping in sweat said or. Donald Dohn a Cleveland clinic neurosurgeon who has studied and treated the disorder  primarily affects the Palms and the feet and sometimes the underarms. The cause is unknown and there is no reliable estimate of How Many people May be  sweating usually helps regulate body temperature there is no relationship Between hyper Idro Sis and temperature or even stress Dohn  s True under stress you do sweat. But these peo ple sweat under conditions that have nothing to do with tension Dohn  is More a nuisance than a serious ail ment. Constant moisture can cause dermatitis and other skin rashes. Mostly it causes profound embarrassment. It s embarrassing and it s uncomfortable said Michelle Willix a 19-year-old fort Lauderdale woman with hyper Drosis. When you go on a Date or you have to shake hands you be got this drench. When you try to write the pen won t write on the paper because it s  order to take class notes Willix a pre med Stu Dent at the University of Florida puts an extra Sheet of paper Over the one she writes to blot the moisture. She wears a thick Cotton Glove under her softball  s been like this All my life. All my friends make fun of it. I can bring it on by thinking about it but i can t make it Stop Willix  often occurs among siblings though there is no predictable hereditary pattern Dohn said. It has been found in All age groups even  can temporarily help reduce the sweat ing but they produce unpleasant Side effects such As a dry Mouth drowsiness and blurred  Only successful treatment to Date is a surgical procedure called ganglion Tomy in which the spiral ing clump of nerves that transmit information to the sweat glands is  ganglia Are part of the sympathetic nervous system the Chain of nerves near the upper spinal column that mediate involuntary functions such As heart rate blood pressure Pupil dilation and  Are two of these Large sympathetic nerve chains one on either Side of the spinal Cord and run Ning parallel to it. Each Chain is made of several Gan Glia each corresponding to a particular part of the body. One on the left Side controls sweating in the left Palm and one on the right controls the right  ganglia act As a Way station for the chemical messengers that Tell the sweat glands to sweat. When the Way station is removed the message is not transmitted and the sweat glands Are not  percent of patients who had surgery said their Palms stopped sweating and they were satisfied with the results. Belly up Tippy follows the Lead of his master Francois Girard and enjoys some Sun in Briston Conn. Summer Days have been warm at times scorching in the states recently. In the Northeast gloomy skies brought a Wel come end to the hot weather before the warm weather returned. This photo was taken tuesday in Briston. Campers Loving Forest lands to death rangers testify Washington a America s Forest lands Are requiring campers to obtain permits. I a _ j _ _ j 1. 1 .4.1. _. Tto t7_ _ a.4 we .1 . _ 1_ 1 _ being loved to death by campers the . Forest service says. Americans looking for a Pristine wilderness experience on Remote Forest service lands increasingly Are finding trashy campsites unsafe trails unhealthy water and pollution. And Forest service officials recounting these problems also Are warning that because of tight Money and growing land use conditions Are Likely to Worsen among the 32 million acres of wilderness under their control. We re falling behind George Leonard associate uses chief told the House Interior Public lands sub committee on tuesday in what chairman Bruce Vento d-minn., said was the first Ever congressional review of the condition of wilderness areas protected from development under a landmark 1964 Law. Wilderness areas Are now literally being loved to death by burgeoning numbers of backpackers some of them ignorant of Bac country etiquette and Hygiene said Greg Hansen a Ranger from the superstition wilderness in Arizona s Tonto National Forest. Richard Laborde supervisor for two areas in Cali fornia s Inyo National Forest said that overuse there has been countered by setting Railhead quotas and requiring but he said the areas two rangers Are Able to Conta Tonly 7 percent of the visitors to Brief them on Bac country manners and that Trail reconstruction is eight years be Hind schedule causing safety and erosion problems. Laborde said All visitors Are told to purify water before drinking it. And to combat improper sanitation practices by campers there Are now two solar toilets on the popular it. Whitney Trail he said. Anne Fege of the Forest service explains that such toilets Are portable enclosures that have solar collectors to generate heat to dry out and compost human waste. Laborde said grazing by pack animals owned by commercial outfitters is nearing the land s grazing capacity and that concentrated use of some campsites has left Many Barren scars on the  our efforts to regain some sort of natural condition to these areas have been weak testified Laborde adding that he s had very Little Success in getting Forest service support for re vegetation efforts. Leonard and the six rangers at the hearing said More Money is needed to manage the wilderness areas. Vento agreed saying that Only 32 cents a year is being spent on each wilderness acre compared to $6.39 per acre for general Forest service lands