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by Colleen Ehrle assistant arts & entertainment editor

Think diet shakes such as Slim Fast will keep the weight off? Fat chance. The commercials show the before and after photos. "A shake for breakfast and lunch and a 'sensible' dinner is the road to weight loss." Many people desperately resort to these empty promises in their aim to shed the pounds.

Slim Fast is a milk-based powder with added vitamins and minerals. If used correctly it can contribute to weight loss.

When more calories are burned off than consumed, people lose weight.

There are various factors that contribute to an individual's own daily calorie intake, namely: gender, age, hormones, daily physical activity and present weight.

The combination of the shake mix (100 calories) with eight ounces of non-fat milk (90 calories) equals 190 calories per serving.

Combine the two shakes with an advisable "sensible meal" of 350 to

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400 calories. That totals only 730 to 780 for one's daily calorie intake.

This is highly unreasonable for most individuals to successfully carry out for an extended period of time because they cannot help but feel tired and hungry.

When a person radically reduces their total calorie amount, their body is designed to preserve energy, ultimately qmsing calories to be burned at a slower rate.

This process makes it more of a struggle to shed the extra baggage, in addition to the lack of energy that now exists.

The chance of gaining the weight back after using the shakes is very probable since the rate of burning calories and your metabolism-is now slower.

According to Lisa Meade, associate nurse of health services at Cabrini, diet shakes are only a temporary aide to weight loss.

"Il is not an advisable method for weight reduction because shakes

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3 Beaver College (DH) 3 p.m.

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Lifestyle is another factor the manufacturers of diet shakes neglect to consider. With people constantly on the go, the chance of whipping out a blender in the office is not very practical. Slim Fast does offer travel shakes. However, they are a lot more watered down then if freshly mixed.

There is a much smaller percentage of cheating on these types of diets because there is a regular flow • of energy to the body.

Dieters sometimes become so obsessed with the need to eat lowfat and non-fat foods that they do not realize the need to incorporate small traces of fat in their diets.

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If maintained weight loss is your primarily goal, you should contact your health care professional to ask what are the best diets and exercise programs that compliment your personal lifestyle and medical condition.

A balanced diet of moderation is key. In addition to weight loss, it is

Fat does play a vital role in the body. As provided by research from the Perdue Fresh nutrition guide: fat aides in the support of cell walls, provides a concentrated source of energy, protects and insulates vital organs, maintains hormonal balance and stores and circulates the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D. E and K.)

Calorie intake is just as important to the daily amount of fat grams consumed, when the goal is to drop weight Thus, one should observe your individual calorie intake vs. the number of calories you specifically need to shed the excess weight.

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by Jason Jungreis assistant sports editor

Facing the pressure of Cabrini ·s winning tradition and four consecutive Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championships. the men's basketball team went to Alvernia on a mission. Mission accomplished, but not without difficulty.

However. the team was not so fortunate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.

After leading 41-30 at the end of the fiN half of the PAC championship game, it looked like the definite outcome would be a Cavaliers victory over the Alvcmia Crusaders.

Looks can be deceiving.

Coming right back in the second half. Alvemia scored four straight buckets to bring the Crusaders back within three points. The whole game was a ba~ket trading struggle from then on.

With several minutes remaining in the game. the Cavs had a 5 point lead and the ball. With Alvemia in the two-shot free throw penalty, it was all over for the Crusaders. This was the same problem that caused the Cavs to fall to the Crusaders earlier in the season.