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A Weighty Issue 8-00-06
A Weighty Issue 8-00-06A
A Weighty Issue Research


TITLE:
A WEIGHTY ISSUE 8-00-06 (Three Part Version)

ANCHOR LEAD

ONE IN THREE AMERICANS IS FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE...AND FOR MANY IT'S A LOSING BATTLE. WE GAVE FITNESS BUFFS AND FRUSTRATED DIETERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE EXPERTS ABOUT THIS WEIGHTY ISSUE. __________ REPORTS.

#1 Length :41

WRAP ONE Length :13
EVERYONE'S LOOKING FOR A MAGIC SOLUTION TO WEIGHT LOSS. WE FIGURE IF WE EAT A HIGH PROTEIN OR LOW FAT DIET, WE'LL LOSE WEIGHT. BUT STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER DIETICIAN JO ANNE HATTNER POINTS OUT THAT CALORIES MATTER.

ACT :Jo Anne Hattner, Dietitian, Stanford University Medical Center Length :08
"You can count the fat grams if you want. You just have to be careful you don't make up the calories in something else. Like since it's low in fat, you eat more."

WRAP TWO Length :02
FITNESS BUFF JACKI GUGLIOTTI WANTS TO KNOW…

ACT :Jacki Gugliotti, Fitness buff Length :03
"Are you overweight if you can pinch an inch?"

WRAP THREE Length :04
DR. LISA GIANNETTO OF DUKE UNIVESITY DIET AND FITNESS CENTER SAYS, NOT NECESSARILY.

ACT : Dr. Lisa Giannetto, Duke University Diet and Fitness Center Length :05
"I probably could pinch an inch, and I weigh 98 pounds, and I could probably find a place on my body where I could pinch an inch."

WRAP FOUR Length :05
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL HEAR WHY SOME PEOPLE DIET AND EXERCISE AND STILL REMAIN OVERWEIGHT.

#2 Length :50

ACT :Arthur Miree, Fitness buff Length :03
"Is there such a thing as a fat gene?"

WRAP FIVE Length :20
NATS : Aerobic class music
THAT'S WHAT EXERCISER ARTHUR MIREE ASKS. THERE MAY BE…LAST YEAR RESEACHERS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY DISCOVERED A MOUSE GENE THAT SEEMS TO AFFECT APPETITE AND ACTIVITY. MICE THAT HAD A MUTATED GENE, KNOWN AS MAHOGANY OR MG, DID NOT GAIN WEIGHT NO MATTER WHAT THEY ATE. MICE WITH THE NORMAL GENE GAINED WEIGHT ON A HIGH-FAT DIET. THEN THERE'S EXERCISE. FITNESS BUFF JOE REEFE FIGURES HIS SLOW PROGRESS MUST BE GENETIC.

ACT :Joe Reefe, Fitness Buff Length :05
"I see sometimes that I work four times a hard as some of my friends, and get half the results that they do."

WRAP SIX Length :03
REGULAR EXERCISER EMILY BARRETT WONDERS:

ACT :Emily Barrett, Fitness buff Length :02
"What's the best exercise to lose weight?"

ACT :Dr. Lisa Giannetto, Duke University Diet and Fitness Center Length :03
"The best exercise is the exercise that you will do."

WRAP SEVEN Length :09
THAT FROM DR. LISA GIANNETTO ("GEE-uh-NET-oh") OF THE DUKE UNVERSITY DIET AND FITNESS CENTER. COMING UP…IT'S NOT HOW FAT YOU ARE, IT'S WHERE YOUR FAT IS LOCATED.

#3 Length :37

ACT :Beth Ammons, Fitness buff Length :03
"Is it possible to lose 30 pounds in 30 days?"

WRAP EIGHT Length :06
THAT'S THE QUESTION ON EXERCISER BETH AMMONS' MIND. DR. LISA GIANNETTO OF DUKE UNIVERISTY SAYS, TECHNICALLY, YES.

ACT :Dr. Lisa Giannetto, Duke University Diet and Fitness Center Length :05
"It's possible to lose 30 pounds in 30 days if you have a lot of fluid accumulation."

WRAP NINE Length :24
BUT DR. GIANETTO IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THE FAT IS ON HER PATIENTS. FAT AROUND THE MIDSECTION CAN HARM ORGANS... TRIGGERING DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE. THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS FOCUSING ON HEALTH, NOT APPEARANCE, EATING FOODS FROM ALL THE FOOD GROUPS ALONG WITH DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IN OTHER WORDS… EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE.

WRAP TEN Length :
Local Talent Wrap

LOCAL ANCHOR LOSOME RESEARCHERS SAY THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL EVER BE A PILL THAT LET'S PEOPLE EAT WHAT THEY WANT AND NOT GAIN WEIGHT. BUT A NATION OF DIETERS AND WORKOUT FANATICS ARE KEEPING THEIR FINGERS CROSSED.


TITLE: A WEIGHTY ISSUE 8-00-06A (Single Part Version)

ANCHOR LEAD

ONE IN THREE AMERICANS IS FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE...AND FOR MANY FRUSTRATED DIETERS AND EXERCISERS, IT'S A LOSING BATTLE. __________ REPORTS ON THIS WEIGHTY ISSUE.

NATS :02
Aerobic class music

WRAP ONE Length :09
DID YOU EVER FEEL THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WORK OUT, YOU JUST DON'T GET RESULTS? JOE REEFE DOES. HE FIGURES HIS WEIGHT IS GENETIC.

ACT :Joe Reefe, Fitness Buff Length :05
"I see sometimes that I work four times a hard as some of my friends, and get half the results that they do."

WRAP TWO Length :20
NATS Aerobic class music
FOR SOME BEING FAT MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE. LAST YEAR RESEACHERS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY DISCOVERED A MOUSE GENE THAT SEEMS TO AFFECT APPETITE AND ACTIVITY. MICE THAT HAD A MUTATED GENE, KNOWN AS MAHOGANY OR MG, DID NOT GAIN WEIGHT NO MATTER WHAT THEY ATE. MICE WITH THE NORMAL GENE GAINED WEIGHT ON THE HIGH-FAT DIET. REGULAR EXERCISER EMILY BARRETT WONDERS:

ACT :Emily Barrett, Fitness buff Length :02
"What's the best exercise to lose weight?"

ACT :Dr. Lisa Giannetto, Duke University Diet and Fitness Center Length :03
"The best exercise is the exercise that you will do."

WRAP FOUR Length :04
THAT FROM DUKE UNVERSITY DIET AND FITNESS CENTER'S DR. LISA GIANNETTO ("GEE-uh-NET-oh").

ACT :Beth Ammons, Fitness buff Length :03
"Is it possible to lose 30 pounds in 30 days?"

WRAP FIVE Length :04
THAT'S THE QUESTION ON BETH AMMONS' MIND. DR. GIANNETTO SAYS, TECHNICALLY, YES.

ACT :Dr. Lisa Giannetto Length :05
"It's possible to lose 30 pounds in 30 days if you have a lot of fluid accumulation."

WRAP SIX Length :20
BUT DR. GIANETTO IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THE FAT IS ON HER PATIENTS. WEIGHT AROUND THE MIDSECTION CAN TRIGGER DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE. THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS FOCUSING ON HEALTH NOT APPEARANCE, EATING FOODS FROM ALL THE FOOD GROUPS ALONG WITH DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IN OTHER WORDS… EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE.

WRAP SEVEN Length :
Local Talent Wrap

LOCAL ANCHOR LOCKOUT

SOME RESEARCHERS SAY THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL EVER BE A PILL THAT LET'S PEOPLE EAT WHAT THEY WANT AND NOT GAIN WEIGHT. BUT A NATION OF DIETERS AND WORKOUT FANATICS ARE KEEPING THEIR FINGERS CROSSED.


Contacts:

Jo Anne Hattner
Dietitian
Stanford University Medical Center

In addition to her work at Stanford, Ms. Hattner is spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

Dr. Lisa Giannetto
Duke University Diet and Fitness Center
804 West Trinity Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
919-970-5342

Dr. Giannetto is medical director of the center which helps obese people lose weight through diet and exercise.

Localization Tips:

  • Go to a local gym and ask people to take the diet quiz.
  • Talk to local dietitians/doctors.
  • Interview local dieters who have tried every weight loss gimmick and are desperate to know the best way to win the battle of the bulge.