Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday September 24 2002 — A7 usu Continued from indicates that people feel bet- A1 and excessive exercising aren't appealing to Greene ' who says “This isn’t the right way to do it” “It needs to be something that you incorporate into your life I thought This is die time’" she said “Unless there’s a definite goal and motivation to help you I don’t think you stay with it That’s why I’d like to participate in the study” Project manager Glen Spiel-maa doctoral student at Utah State said there arepsy-chologicfactors that make people exercise and time management is also key This pilot study forces participants to address both issues “People think exercise will happen but if you don’t plan for it it doesn't happen” he said “People also often have this misconception that exercise is really difficult and is goinig to make them feel worse after they’re done but there’s plenty of research that " ns developing TVpe-- 2 diabetes mellitus or obesity “There’s clearly a genetic component of both types of diabetes but with Type-- 2 there are lifestyle habits that can impact” Dr Masters said Since 1991 rates of obesity in the United States has increased 61 percent and the number of individuals who reported being overweight has increased 253 percent according to information published in 2001 Corresponding with the trend in overweightobesity prevalence is an equally alarming increase in Type-- 2 diabetes mellitus (formerly ter after they exercise' It tends to enhance mood especially as people get more confident about exercising They feel better about doing it and it becomes a habit” Spielmans said a nearly equal number of men and women have responded to the request for 30 participants Funded by a grant from the Community University Research Initiative Spielmans and Kevin Masters professor of psychology at Utah State are conducting the study to determine the health benefits associated with exercise that reduce an individuals risk for called noninsulin-dependediabetes) according to Spiel-ma- leading cause of death in Utah” he said “But that’s probably an underestimate because about two-thirof people with diabetes die of heart disease They also suffer kidney failure which (can be) deadly I think sometimes people underestimate the serious- ness of diabetes and the seriousness of its complica- nt ns The good news Masters said is that there are things people can do to prevent Type-- 2 diabetes also know as diabetes Exercise for instance can greatly reduce the risk of developing diabetes If an individual does develop the disease exercise combined with a healthy diet gives patients a much better chance for having improved outcomes Mastes said Without prevention and treatment diabetes is deadly he said “It’s listed as the seventh adult-ons- feeling it and their bodies have a difficult time fighting infection he said Diabetes is the number one cause of amputation he added ds et ' tions” Diabetes is ' theNo 1 cause of blindness in the United More participants are need- ed for the pilot study Masters said he hopes that the trial study will pave the way for a much larger one in the future “This will help them get a good indicator of how they're doing and whether their behavior over the study has made an impact" he said Those interested in partici- paling in the study should call 1 or send an (435) email to Spaldingarosnet ' four-mon- States Masters said It causes neuropathy which means nerve cells start dying and diabetics experience a loss of sensation Sores on their feet become infected without them - th 797-804- al Shot Continued from AS seen soldiers train their gun- sights on people without further incident this time was different “This soldier fired” se said “I saw Baha lying on the ground with blood coming out of his chest I saw blood oozing from his mouth We called an ambulance and the ambulance came and took him” “It wasn’t accidental” Jasiewics said “The soldiers decided to kill him” Military sources speaking on condition of anonymity said Sunday that an army patrol saw a child lighting a firebomb which then set him aflame There was no gunfire the sources said adding that the soldiers saw the burned boy taken away by ambulance Ghassan Hamdan a doctor at Rafidia hospital in Nablus said Albahsh was killed by a bullet which entered his body at the shoulder and lodged in his chest Nablus the West Bank’s largest city has been under almost constant curfew since June 21 when Israel slammed the territory into lockdown to prevent Palestinian militants from attacking Israeli — 5 Xv v f£4M ''ti A x'T'mejm It'j t:v ‘rf- V ir ? - fat 'Jr0 Yty '? 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