daily nebraskan
frlday, march 0, 1979
Weight loss plan used to introduce other products
By Kim WM
If you're willing to pay $30, you can earn $1 per
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Shaklee Food Supplement Distributors, 700 N. 27 St.,
part of the national Shaklee Corporation, is offering the
plan. For $50, you get the Instant Protein drink mix, the
Vita-Lea vitamin and mineral supplement, Vitamin B
Complex tablets, Vita-Cal (tablets containing calslum,
Vitamin D, phosphorus, thiamine, and riboflavin),
Lecithin capsules (fatty acids) and Pro-Lecin Nibblers (to
snack on.
Marth Bates, Shaklee Lincoln key coordinator, said
people wishing to join the Shaklee program must buy the
products to participate. They set a goal based on how
much weight they want to lose, and come in weekly to
weigh themselves. For each pound they lose, they are paid
a dollar.
Success rate
Bates said about 10 people participate in an average
month-more when Shaklee advertises in newspapers.
The success rate in the program i3 40 percent, she said.
She blames this on a lack of self-discipline of those who
participate in the program.
"People aren't disciplined they like to snack. The
program suggests shacks like carrots, celery sticks and the
Pro-Lecin Nibblers. Personally, I feel we should break the
habit of snacking," she said.
Those participating in the program substitute a protein
drink, i rye or wheat wafer, a Vlta-Lea tablet, a B
Complex tablet, 2 Lecithin capsules and a Vita-Cal tablet
for breakfast.
Lunch consists of a protein drink, a wheat or rye
wafer, the Vita-Lea tablet, the Lecithin capsules, and a
Vita-Cal tablet.
Midmorning and mldafternoon snacks are carrot sticks,
celery sticks, Pro-Lecin Nibblers, walnuts or almonds, a
Vita-Lea tablet, and two Lecithin capsules.
Costly program
Dinner is a normal meal. The program suggests lean
meat, poultry, fish or eggs for the main dishes; green or
yellow vegetables; potato or bread; fresh or dietetic fruit;
a non-calorie drink; a Vita-Lea tablet and two Lecithin
capsules.
Bates said the program is nutritionally satisfying.
Teresa Schaffer UNL extension food and nutrition
specialist, agrees.
"Their nutrient profile looks good," she said. "It's not
going to be harmful to anyone."
However, Schaffer said that the protein, vitamins and
minerals available in the Shaklee program are also avail
able in a normal diet.
"I would like to see people get their protein
from food," she said.
Schaffer said she thought the program was an expen
sive way to lose weight.
Bates said some of the products supplied by Shaklee
will last three months. The protein mixture lasts two
weeks, and costs $1 1 .30 to refill, she said.
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their eating habits. People do not have to try to become
aware of good, eating habits 'Jn the program, she said.
'fThereV i tendency whh many diets to lose weight,
and then tfo back to the old eating pattern," she said.
Schaffer said the success of many diets depends on
how active the dieter Is.
Bates said the program suggests mild exercise, such as
walking, but does not stress, it. She said many people in
the program are very overweight, and could not take
stressful exercise.
Shaklee Corporation does not limit itself to the sale
of food supplements. Bates said many women become in
terested in the Shaklee line of cosmetics, and perfume.
"After they lose weight, we offer them a free facial,
and show them our line of skin care products," she
said.
Some customers, like Ralph Parker, executive director
of the Cornhusker Council of Boy Scouts, go on to
become sellers.
Parker said he went on the program 18 months ago and
went from 1 78 to 160 pounds.: .
"I'm sold on their product! and method," he said.
When he reached his desired weight,' the Shaklee dis
tributors asked him if he would be interested in selling
Shaklee products.
"There was no pressure involved," he said.
Parker said the products he sells include toothpaste,
deodorant, dishwashing detergent and a multi-purpose
cleaning liquid.
Shaklee also sells bath oil, shower heads, shampoo,
and other skin care and household products.
Consumers accumulate concealed car costs speakers
By Lucy Bighia
A new car buyer can expect to spend
$47 to $70 per week to keep the car run
ning, according to two local auto represen
tatives and a mechanic.
All three Women Speak guests agreed
Wednesday there is more to the cost of
buying a car than the initial purchase price.
The average purchase price of a 1979
car is $6,900, with an additional average
cost of $2,400 to operate it the first year,
said Dave Wolenberg, District Manager of
American Motors and Jeep.
Most buyers neglect to include such
things as finance charges, taxes, insurance,
licensing fees, gas, maintenance and depre
ciation in the cost of a new car, Wolenburg
said.
"Most people don't think about it," he
said, "but the minute you take that new
car out of the showroom its value goes
down."
Wolenberg said luxury and specialty
cars, such as' Cadillacs and Corvettes, de
preciate the least. But smaller cars, with
the exception of some imports, lose 55 per
cent of their value in the first year, he said.
Mileage important
Gas mileage is one of the most
important things to consider, he said.
Wolenberg suggested the following
formula to estimate gas expenses for one
year: divide 1,200 miles (average yearly
mileage) by the EPA mileage estimate for
that car (found on the EPA window
sticker), and multiply by the projected
price of gas in the next year.
Using this formula, one year's worth of
gas would cost $900 for a Pontiac Trans
Am -EPA estimated 12 miles per gallon
and $300 for a Volkswagen Rabbit-EPA
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estimated 41 mpg-he said.
This is a $600 example of the differen
ces that a car's mileage can make, yet few
people stop to consider this, Wolenberg
said.
Another important factor is the price of
insurance which can run anywhere from
$87 to $500 every six months, he said.
Insurance expenses
"You might be able to get a super deal
on a Fire Bird Trans Am, but if you're 22
and have had five or six tickets, be pre
pared to pay quite a high premium," Wo
lenberg said.
Another example of hidden costs con
cerns the BMW, he said. A BMW needs a
complete engine check after the first 1 ,000
miles-which runs about $175-and
another engine check every 4,000 miles
after than, he said.
Other things to look for are the manu
facturer recommended frequency of oil
changes and tune-ups, he added.
On the whole, most consumers are
severely unprepared to buy a car, Wolen
berg said.
"Most people spend . less time
shopping for a car than they do buying
clothes," he said. "They spend less time in
car dealerships than they do at the dentist,
or getting their hair cut, yet they're invest
ing an average of $6,000 to $7,000."
Consumers unprepared
A local car salesman for Mid-City
Toyota, Marilyn Wright, agreed that most
consumers are not prepared to buy a car.
She suggested checking prospective cars
in Consumer Reports and at least one auto
magazine.
A buyer who knows what he or she is
talking about can learn more, she said, be
cause they can ask knowledgable questions.
Wright said people should ask questions
such as 'How do those radials do in the
snow'; 'Does the car have front wheel
drive,'; 'How is that better than rear wheel
drive,' and 'What type of warranty is in
cluded?' "A lot of salespeople have the idea that
females, for example, are just interested
in things like color, and whether or not the
car comes equipped with a make-up
mirror " she said. "Color should be your
last priority."
Local bargains
Wright said, while most salespeople are
honest, some might try to slip something
by an obviously uninformed buyer.
The best bargain is usually to buy from
ft local dealer; and to buy a car that's in
stock, she said.
"Don't go out of town to save $25 ," she
advised. "You're going to find that you get
.your, best service in town, because you're
"here, you bought the car from them and
they know you."
Wright also suggested passing up options
like tape decks or AM-FM radios. An op
tional AM-FM radio, for example, will cost
the buyer around $400, yet the dealer paid
$100 or less for it, she said.
A buyer can save a lot by simple buying
and installing such options himself.
Above all, Wright told listeners, a buyer
should stay cool when dealing for a car.
When a buyer lets a salesperson know he
badly wants a particular car, his bargaining
power is lessened.
"Just remember that there are other
cars," she said. "Be cool and get all the op
tions. You've got a lot of time and you're
Spending a lot of money."
Also appearing was Kathy Allen of
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A nurse practitioner program has been
started allowing students to have physical
examinations done at the University Health
Center.
The program will combine three months
of classroom instruction at the University
of North Dakota and nine months of
practical application at the health center
for participant , Mary Jo Holland.
Holland, who was a nurse at the health
center for six years, is one of 34 students
from a ten-state area who was admitted to
the program.
She will graduate from the program in
Feburary of ,1980, and will then be eligible
take a national examination to complete
the certification process. ' '
Dr.HGarland Bare, medical director of
the health center, said a nurse practitioner
is a form of physician extender, who are
people trained in diagnosis and screening of
minor illnesses.
Bare said physician extenders can
handle up to 85 percent of a general clinic
patient load.
Holland will help cut down the phy
sician's work load at the health center,
Bare said, along with performing the physi
cal examinations.
Bare said Holland will "be able to make
diagnosis of simple diseases and treat
ment.'! He described the nurse practitioner
as "a step higher professionally between a
doctor and a nurse in the level of skills."
Holland said the program would allow
her to "extend any knowledge and IH be
able to do a lot more than what I can do as
a registered nurse."
...Holland completed her first month of
xlassroorainstruction in February, and said
'will return to North D&kota in June for
dasWoom -instruction covering acute and
emergency problems. In October, she will
mum for instruction in chronic diseases.
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' Bare said students could schedule phy
sical examinations through the appoint
ment desk, and that there would be a $20
charge for the service since no student fee
money is used to support it.