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Show MRS. ORA BURKE TOPS' SUCCESS A Houston doctor who studied stud-ied 83,633 fat people said "Obesity "Obe-sity is a disease of epidemic proportions in the U.S. and needs to be fought like cancer and drugs. He said his 2-year study of fat people showed that over-weight people die sooner than others. It's like an eight-inning ball game for them, he said, in a report to the 98th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Asso-ciation. Milford TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club is doing what they can to fight this disease, through group therapy. The club advises medical supervision, super-vision, and as the title indicates to take off pounds without injuring in-juring one's health. The club's most recent success suc-cess story, pictured above, is Mrs. Ora Burke, who lost 45 pounds while in the club last year. After reaching the goal she had set for herself and with the advice of her doctor, Mrs. Burke then had to main- tain this weight for three months without a gain of over three pounds before she could . graduate to KOPS, (Keep Off . Pounds Sensibly) . Mrs. Burke not only was able to maintain this weight but lost another nine pounds during the period and had lost 135 lbs by graduation gradua-tion on February 10th. Anyone who is interested in losing weight is invited to join ..the club. Those who would . like . further information may phone 387-2414 or 387-2306. In Minersville phone 386-2851. |