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goers are being asked to sign petitions against the ban on large, sugary drinks, and a spokesman for a movie chain that makes significant profits from supersized portions states, “we are bewildered by the proposal to choose an ineffective gimmick to address a critical health issue.” Despite the best of intentions, I believe that Bloomberg’s attempt to reduce portion size is doomed to failure. There is no question that portion size has contributed to the obesity epidemic. The more food placed in front of you, the more you eat. Like most Americans, I clean my plate. Give me a thousand calories and I will eat a thousand, leave and feel fine. Give me double the calories in a meal with an appetizer, big main course and rich dessert, and I clean my plate, burp and complain that I have eaten too much. And as little as an extra 200 or 300 calories daily will lead to insidious and inevitable weight gain. If we are to tackle the obesity epidemic, addressing portion sizes must be everyone’s responsibility. Avoid supersized meals; make the right choices; and order a side salad instead of French fries and fruit instead of an ice cream for dessert. Eat at home as much as possible, and when eating out, order the smallest rather than the largest portion. Because meals are so large, consider buying a meal for one and sharing. The Institute of Medicine stated in a recent report that blaming obesity exclusively on the weakness of the individual is incorrect. To solve the problem, all have to pitch in and that includes Adwe Proof: the food industry. Instead of being ordered, volunUnique Touch tarily make serving sizes smaller, charge more for 1/16th page, Color, 13xthat rateby doing so lives less and use the justification 2011as- Volume: #1 be better for it. will beJanuary saved!2,We a nation7 will

Can our government regulate how much or what we eat? A furor has erupted in New York because Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed banning extra-large sugary drinks in the city. The soft-drink industry has mounted an aggressive campaign to block the proposal. Their approach is based on the slogan “Where Will It End?” The economic advantage of supersizing was first identified in 1967 when David Wallerstein, a manager of a movie theater in Chicago, was given the task of increasing revenue for popcorn and soda. He introduced larger sizes, charged more and raised profits dramatically, without a significant increase in cost. This approach was so successful that McDonald’s hired Wallerstein and the rest is history. In the 1950s, a burger contained 2.8 ounces of meat and 202 calories. In 2004, that same burger was 4.3 ounces and 310 calories. A Big Mac has 550 calories and 29 grams of fat; a double quarter-pounder with cheese contains 750 calories and 42 grams of fat. A large order of French fries Changes 4 pmWed. 12/29/10 Dr. Daviddue: Lipschitz is the author of the book has 500 calories. “Breaking the Rules of Aging.” To find out more about Dr. David Lipschitz and read features by other Creators Syn Compared to 20 years ago, two average dicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate slices of pizza has increased from 500 to 850 Web page at www.creators.com. More information is availcalories, and a bagel from 140 to 350 calories. And able at: www.drdavidhealth.com compare the 50 calories in a cup of coffee 20 years ago to the 330 calories found today in a grande COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM cafe mocha with cream. And why not buy big? The cost differential is small. For example, a 32-ounce soft drink (400 CLIP AND SAVE calories) costs 99 cents; a 44-ounce soft drink (533 calories) costs $1.09; and a 64-ounce soft drink has 776 calories and costs $1.19. Larger portions are not limited to fast food chains. Even at the finest restaurants, portion sizes are increasing, and to accommodate the food, the CARPET Cleaning SpeCial TUES., Any JULY standard serving plate is 3 to 4 inches larger in $ 24 Whole $ House Area: diameter. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s) Minimum 2 areas. Cleaning up to 1,200 ft. Specializing Steam Spelling sq. Prices  Hours In: The food industry is responding to the obeTile Cleaning SpeCial Residential & Commercial Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. sity epidemic by Contact offering your healthier choices. Today $ $ • Stone Polishing salads with fewer calories, healthier desserts Over 500 sq. ft. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax:and 760-320-1630Over 1,000 sq. ft.Email: valleybits@msn.com & Sealing more fruits and vegetables are readily available. FURniTURe Cleaning SpeCial • Travertine However, the bottom line and profits will always be Sofa .............................................$59 • Marble • Granite Love Seat................................ $49 a driving force. And if offering larger portions leads Recliner.................................... $39 • Mexican Pavers to more profits, oppositionCo. to any regulation will be (Fine fabric & loose pillows extra) • $80 min. per carpet or upholstry cleaning M.D.T.V. Management Licensed • Insured • Locally Owned enormous. CX on repeat 7 Call or Click 6 1/6 pg According to The New York Times, movieTODAY! 4C 6x disc

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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) The first part of that plan requires setting a strict Feed-Water-Walk schedule. Nutshell: He eats, he drinks, he goes outside. This conditions your dog’s body to eliminate according to your will and pleasure, so stick to it! No slacking, no excuses. This is your chance to make the rest of your life easier, cleaner and more aromatic. The plan must also involve confinement. Baby gates and comfy crates are great. Free rein of the house won’t work during the housebreaking phase. You can’t correct a mistake if you’re surprised by it after the fact. You have to catch him in the act. The rest of the plan is all about correction and praise. When you catch him in the act, say “no” using a firm tone, and then immediately take him outside and praise him when you get there, whether or not he goes. Praise is the reward. It motivates your pup to do whatever it is you want him to do -- in this case, eliminate outside and only outside. For more tips on housebreaking, or for an age-specific Feed-Water-Walk schedule, check out “When Good Dogs Do Bad Things” at unclematty. com. The goal is to get rid of the problem, not the dog. There are millions of dogs in shelters across the country simply because they were never trained. This makes the problem much bigger than stained carpets and soiled upholstery. So make your schedule, buy your gate and stick to your plan. Your pooch wants to please. Show him the way, and go heavy on the praise! Woof!

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on it that has been signed by an official from the office that keeps the record.” Gosh, that adds 50 more words, giving me a 74-word answer to that simple question! But guess what? There are lots of folks out there for whom no birth or baptismal certificate was ever recorded. I certainly can’t ignore them with my answer. So I usually like to give a better explanation of Social Security’s policies regarding proof of age documentation. Therefore, I would add the following information. “The Social Security Administration essentially follows this philosophy when it comes to proof of age: the earliest record of your birth is the best record of your birth. If you don’t have a birth or baptismal certificate that was recorded before the age of five, they will ask you to provide the earliest record of your birth that is available. For example, that might be an old school record. It might be a record of a census that was taken when you were young and still living with your parents. SSA has established procedures for obtaining such records, and they will help you get the proof of age documentation that you need.” Wow! That added another whole paragraph and another 112 words. My “simple” answer is now up to 186 words and almost half of my column space. And here’s another twist. More than a few of my readers weren’t born in the United States. Their birth was recorded in a foreign land. What kind of birth record do they need to provide? Many think their passport is enough. But it’s usually not. Once again, SSA rules say they have to try to get the earliest record of their birth. So if a birth certificate exists, even though it might be in England or Germany or Mexico, you have to provide a certified copy of that record. And if it needs translating, that’s OK. SSA has a staff of translators who will examine your foreign birth certificate. I’ve stopped counting words to my “simple answer to a simple question.” But I hope my readers get an idea of what I’m talking about. Sometimes a “quick and dirty” response is just a little too quick -- and a little too dirty. Clarification if often needed. And by the way, here is one final twist to the question: “What kind of documentation do I need to prove my age when I file for Social Security benefits?” The answer just might be: “None at all!” That’s because SSA possibly might have evidence of your birth already in its files. You see, at a certain point -- I’m not quite sure of the exact date -- the agency required people applying for a Social Security number to pro-

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Due to the volume of inquiries, she two putts of the Green Jacket, a little was famous designated hitter Billy Butler’s name probcannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne Royals’ bit of banter in the room turned to esque devo McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writ- ably wouldn’t cross your mind. what Bubba Watson was wearing. He was kno Q: This is a photo of an antique treadle ers and cartoonists, visit the Mall Creators Syndicate website at Sunny Dunes Antique No, if you were Yankees’ second baseman As most of us know by now, Bubthat looked sewing machine that I inherited. 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PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are just afraid of looking up – they are called anablephobes. • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear of death, known as necrophobia. But those with an extreme form might be terrified of being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agoraphobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear of public or open spaces and the inescapable situations that may occur there. Only home is safe. • Some phobias can be a learned behavior that comes from listening to others describe a traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute their panic to a specific incident. • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

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