European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Low heeled for healthier feet by Kathleen grub associated press Pike heels weren t made for walking according to a year Long study of High Heel shoe thai gives a leg up to Flat footwear. Becky Snow who studied Heel Heights because she needed a thesis for a master s degree in physical education and exercise science found that pressure on the Ball of a woman s fool increases dramatically with higher shoes. Compared with going Barefoot a w Inch Heel increases the Peak pressure 33 percent a 2-Inch Heel increases it 53 percent and a 3v4-Inch Heel increases it 76 percent the University of California biomechanics is said. Moreover heels shorten the Lime a High heeled foot has to adjust to the higher pressures. The study does t prove High heels Are unhealthy but begs further research into heels and posture joint deterioration and other fool ailments. Keith Williams a physical education professor and biomechanics is who advised Snow in her research said he Hopes it prompts the fashion Industry to follow athletic shoe makers by designing footwear with physiology in mind. Williams who has tried unsuccessfully to Market dress shoes that Are More comfortable than Beautiful added maybe they should require the shoe designers to walk in High Heel even if the Industry is reluctant said or. George Holmes an Ortho Peist at University medical Center in Sacramento. Calif., studies like Snow s will do for High Heel shoes what cancer research has done for smoking. If you could come out with a series of papers and studies that could demonstrate the deleterious effect of heels Holmes said Consumers eventually will realize what s the Industry is shifting toward Comfort shoes said Margaret Pennes of National shoo fair of America a new York based Trade group. What started to happen is a lot of people got involved in walking and a Ere wearing comfortable walking shoes. And they started to look for the same Comfort in Comfort heels incorporate technology from athletic and walking shoes changing such things As length padding and shape to Lessen pressure Pennes said. So woman who do care about what their get Are going to look like in 10 years have options they did t have before. The Good thing about it is that looks Are not being compromised it used to be that comfortable shoes would be Snow s study presented at an orthopaedic foot and ankle society meeting in los Angeles supports what Holmes and other doctors have suspected that foot ailments which Alllice far More women than men May be caused by shoes. Alcohol May impair growth in breast fed infants by Daniel q. Haney associated press ursing mothers who drink May pass on enough alcohol in their milk to slightly retard their children s development making them a Little slower to learn to crawl and walk a study suggests. Doctors routinely caution women to avoid alcohol during pregnancy because of the potentially dangerous effects of drinking on the growth of fetuses. The results of the new study raise the possibility that this taboo should be extended into Early childhood if babies Are breast fed. The research found that the development of movement skills but not intelligence was slightly retarded in the babies of nursing women who had one or More drinks a Day these babies Are a Little slower to walk to crawl and to have other motor skills said Ruth e. Little an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan. She cautioned however that the findings White troubling should not be accepted As proven until they Are duplicated by others. I would not worry about drinking during lactation until this finding has been confirmed in at least one More study she said. Even if their babies Are slow to walk she said mothers should not blame themselves and their occasional drinking because babies normally vary in when they learn these skills. Little and other researchers looked at More than 100 possible factors that could have explained the slower development. These included the women s age intelligence and drug use during pregnancy. But Only drinking while breast feeding was clearly associated with slower motor development the study published in a recent new England journal of Medicine was based on tests conducted on 400 infants who were born to members of a health maintenance organization in Seattle. I think it s provocative but the potential mechanism is very difficult to understand since the actual alcohol exposure experienced by these children is minimal commented or. Robert Sokol head of the fetal alcohol research Center at Wayne stale University. During pregnancy alcohol consumed by the Mother crosses the Placenta and alcohol Levels in the fetus Are similar to those in the Mother s bloodstream. However after birth Only tiny amounts of alcohol get into breast milk. For instance if a 130-Pound woman has four drinks one Hundredth of an ounce of the alcohol will reach her baby through breast milk. Even if the Mother drinks this heavily every Day for three months the child will still take in less than an ounce of alcohol. The researchers cannot explain How such Low alcohol exposure might have an Impact on development. They said one possibility is that babies cannot eliminate alcohol from their bodies so it builds up and interferes with brain development. The doctors used a test called the Bayley Scales of infant development to Check babies mental and motor growth. At one year of age motor development was significantly Tower in babies regularly exposed to alcohol in breast milk and the higher their alcohol intake the slower their motor growth. The infants of breast feeding mothers who had at least one drink a Day had mean scores on the test of 98, while those exposed to less alcohol had mean scores of 103. The difference was a bit greater when he researchers compared Only babies whose mothers did not supplement their diets with formula however the researchers cautioned that the Small Gap Between the two scores is important Only when comparing Large groups not individual babies. For the individual it makes no difference said Little. For a whole group of babies that is enough to make us ask Why so Many of them Are a Little bit Lyn Weiner program director of the fetal alcohol education program at Boston University school of Medicine noted that paediatricians sometimes recommend that nursing mothers drink a Beer to help Start the flow of milk women have been doing it for generations she said. I think it s of Little effect in the healthy Check for sugar Content by Catherine Deangelis and Frank a. Oski Baltimore Sun Reader s question i am trying to keep Down the amount of sugar my children eat but i m often surprised by the sweetness of Many foods that i did t realize contained sugar. How can i find out the sugar Content of processed foods the . Federal government requires Complete disclosure of Content on food packages if the manufacturer adds nutrients or makes a nutritional claim about the product ingredients must be listed in order of highest Content in the product. For example if sugar is the main ingredient it must be listed first. However you have to be careful because sugar can be listed under several different names including sucrose fructose dextrose Corn syrup solids or Hydrolysed Corn starch. Ii a product lists several of these the total sugar Content might be very High in fact it might even be the main ingredient. We re expecting a baby soon and Are very confused by articles we be read on what to feed infants. What do you suggest prepared formulas Are available that Are cow s milk based or soybean based. Another alternative is evaporated cow s milk properly diluted and supplemented with appropriate vitamins and Iron. However this is a topic you should discuss with your infant s physician make an appointment soon to discuss nutrition As Well As possible circumcision medications and any other topic that concerns you. The Best answer Tor your particular situation will come from the physician who will care for your Newborn. Could you Tell me How to take the temperature of my new baby boy there Are several Basic Steps to follow in taking an infant s temperature shake Down a rectal thermometer until the band of Mercury is Well below 98.6. Hold the thermometer by the Glass stick not the bulb end and shake with a flick of your wrist Lay the child diaper off. On his stomach across your Lap. With one hand across his Back for support gently spread his buttocks. Dip the bulb end of the thermometer in Petroleum Jelly and gently insert it about an Inch into the baby s rectum. Press the buttocks together. Hold the thermometer and baby in place so he won t squirm and Hurt himself. Put your hand firmly on his buttocks and steady the thermometer Between your Index and Middle fingers. Hold it in place for about three minutes. Should i have my child immunized against mumps yes. The reported number of mumps cases in the United states has increased dramatically Over the past few years. Also most of the cases have shifted from children 5 to 9 years old to older children and adolescents who Are at risk for pain and swelling in the reproductive organs if they Are past puberty. The 15 states without mandatory school immunization Laws have had 10 times the incidence of mumps As those who Lequire immunization. Or. Frank a. Of a h cd a or. Ctlhi1nlipi8�-tt u dwt in incur Olim my Hookum in Tran i cd my Lbw . Tuesday August 29, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17
