European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 11. 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 9 health experts talk nutrition then Binge on Atlanta a some of the 30,000 doctors nurses and researchers at the american heart association s annual meeting talk healthy diets out of one Sid of their Mouth and put burgers and Fries in the other. At lunch tuesday they clogged their arteries with meals High in cholesterol fat and sodium All of which contribute to heart disease. It was convenient and Quick or. Paul Colavita said As he gulped Down a big Bacon classic Burger and Biggie Fries at a Wendy s near the convention site the Georgia world Congress Center. Before lunch some health care workers enjoyed cigarettes outside the smoke free building while others sipped cocktails from a bar set up outside the Conven Tion Hall although a bartender said business was slower than usual. Colavita a cardiologist from Charlotte,n.c., said fatty meals Are of every now and then be cause he monitors his  does t it set a bad example for doctors to be seen eating such fatty meals. Not me because i took my name tag off Colavita , hamburgers and roast beef sandwiches were favourites for some of the scientists. Fast food is just As popular among those at the hear association meeting As it is with people at other conventions said Jane Jaeger director of sales and marketing for mgr food services the convention Hall Ca  set up several heart healthy buffets of fruits vegetables and fish for the meeting but Many doctors chose Greaser . Howard Gutgesell of Charlottesville va., knows fast food is a poor Choice but just can t help himself. Food with a lot of fat in it just Plain tastes Good Gutgesell said As he slurped his Wendy s frosty chocolate ice Cream desert with 400 calories 260 Milli Grams of sodium and 13 Grams of fat including 7 Grams of saturated , a paediatric cardiologist also had a Taco salad but skipped the sour Cream Topping. Or. Bernhard Ink Elmann of Frankfurt Germany bites into a Bacon cheeseburger tuesday during a break in the american heart association meeting in  cholesterol Craig Over her is overdone he says. I think the key is moderation he said. His entree contained 580 calories 1,060 milligrams of sodium and 30 Grams fat including 11 Grams of saturated fat. Federal guidelines recommend that a daily diet of2,000 calories contain not More than 65 Grams of fat including 20 Grams of saturated fat and 2,400 to 3,000 milligrams of sodium. William Golden manager of the Wendy s at conc enter said the most popular items during the meeting have been double cheeseburgers grilled Chicken Sand Wiches and Large Fries. Wine with meal Given Hearty endorsement Atlanta a after years of debate Over whether alcohol reduces the risk of heart disease some researchers Are reluctantly begin Ning to admit that non drinkers might be Wise to pour themselves a Glass of wine with  data support that quite strongly a Small amount of wine with meals is a healthy life style or. R. Curtis Ellison of Boston University said tuesday. The focus on wine comes from continuing studies of one of the most intriguing puzzles about the cause of heart disease How can the French devour buttery croissants drench their filet mignon in sauce Bearnaise an follow it with Camembert cheese or crime Cara Mel while still maintaining one of the world slowest rates of heart disease the French death rate from heart attack caused by clogging of the coronary arteries is about 75 deaths per 100,000 people each year. Inthe United states the rate is More than double about 200 deaths per 100,000  the French diet is even higher in fat than the american diet. Americans get about 22 per cent of their calories from fat the French 25 per cent. Evidence increasingly suggests that this so called French Paradox is probably caused by yet another French passion  studies reported this week at a meeting of the american heart association Are adding tothe evidence that a Glass of wine or even a Beer or a scotch on the rocks cuts the risk of hear disease. Or. Arthur Klatsky of the Kaiser Parma Nente medical Center in Oakland calif., said he has found that red wine and White wine arc equally protective dispelling the notion that Redwine might Confer special Protection. He also found that wine was slightly More protective than Beer and Beer was a Little better than liquor. Tobacco branded no. 1 killer in . By the los Angeles times in a first of its kind examination of death in the United states government researchers reported wednesday that the biggest underlying cause of death is to Bacco use even if heart disease and can cer May be listed As the nation s leading  authors came to the startling conclusion that nearly half of the 2.148 Mil lion deaths in 1990 could have been pre vented through behavioural changes among them stopping smoking eating More healthful food exercising More shunning alcohol and practising Safe sex. But the research published i wednesday s journal of the american medical association singled out tobaccos the no. 1 culprit in causing death. It found that smoking contributed to the deaths of 400,000 people in 1990 More than the deaths caused by drug use guns irresponsible sexual behaviour and Auto Mobile accidents combined. People May not realize the extent of which deaths among americans Are preventable said or. J. Michael Mcginnis who Heads the office of disease Preven Tion at the . Department of health and human services. There Are two messages Here one isto the individual and one is to society. To the individual the message is you Cando a great Deal to control your own health destiny to society the messages if we want to get serious about con trolling premature and unnecessary an costly death and illness we need to. Invest heavily in health promotion and disease  and his co author or. Wil Liam h. Foege of the Carter presidential Center in Atlanta examined the major external factors those that Are a product of environment that contribute to death. They looked at circumstances peo ple can control such As what they eat an drink As Well As those they cannot such As microbial agents germs that cause tuberculosis and other illnesses and toxic agents including synthetic chemicals and other pollutants. In examining death certificates from1990, the researchers looked beyond the diseases and illnesses listed As cause of death to the reasons people May have be come sick in the first place. They found that smoking contributed to 19 percent of All deaths in the nation including those from a wide variety of cancers heart Dis ease stroke Low birth weight and bums. Next to tobacco the study ranked poo diet and Lack of exercise As the second leading cause of death. 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