Titestytes pro ace ox Crappy Valentine's Day! Voice reporter Anna Dimoff asked people around campus to describe their worst Valentine’s Day ever. Here 1s what they had to say: DATE disaster plans Ty We planned to go for dinner, go Big game hunting 2 Strip Club 3 Funeral 4 Grandma's house ARASH GHORBANI 5 City council Student, Studio 58 meeting ¢! was going to be meeting up with 6 Psychic this friend at the time. reading ] ; see a movie. We didn’t actually go for 7 Moving dinner, we just went straight to the Apartments movie. She was wearing a red dress. I 3 remember, cause I was all like ‘oh she’s Rock — dressing up for this one.’ polishing We saw this movie, it was whatever, 9 ; then she drove us back to my bachelor Body hair pad. We were talking and one thing led waxing to another and we ended up sleeping 10 Personal together. trainin After we had slept together she said g ‘ a : session to me, ‘Oh by the way I’m kind of seeing Source: The Voice someone.’ I asked her who she was see- ing and she said it was a guy she was involved with. She was like “It’s my ex- fiancé.” The more she kept talking the worse it got. Then I realized she used SARAH RUSSELL Doctors Without Borders ¢ Well it was my fault. I created the worst Valentine’s story. Basically, I had already decided I didn’t really want to go out with this guy anymore. It was at midnight and he texted me this text message. He was like, ‘Happy Valentine’s Day, babe! I love you so much! You’re the best girlfriend ever, we're so cute together!’ It was some cute text message with a bunch of emojis. And I was just like, ‘I think we should break up,’ as a re- sponse, and that was all, I didn’t say anything else. He did not take it very well. He was like ‘Wait what, I just sent you this cute message and you broke up with be be- cause of it?’ Well actually it was because of other reasons but I just didn’t want to re- spond to that so I broke up with [him] instead. That’s probably the worst Valen- tine’s Day I’ve ever created. KAMYAR PAZANDEH Student, Studio 58 66! took this girl out. There was this one Mexican restaurant she want- ed to go to. And I was like ‘alright, fine Pl] book a reservation, its not ter- ribly romantic.’ No one was there, it was so depressing. But things were going fine, we were enjoying each other’s company. After dinner went to see a show at UBC. At intermission we were really warming up to each other and she said, ‘do you wanna skip the second act and, you know, walk and go some place?’ I was such an idiot! I was like, ‘no, no lets watch the second act,’ and after that she was really cold. Then at the very end of the night she was like, ‘Yea I think I'll head home alone.’ I’m like, ‘Really? No, Ill head home with you, we can head in the same direction.’ Finally I walked her to her house and I tried kissing her. And it was the most awkward kiss. It was like kissing my sister. Then she pretty much ran away. See our website me to get back at someone. langaravoice.ca Next time we saw each other, at a fi jusi mutual friend’s house, it was very se- or exclusive verely awkward. Long story short, that video! girl was crazy. Protein bars and power snacks are not as healthy as you think On-the-go snacks don’t have to be jam-packed with sugary additives, expert says By TANYA COMMISSO as protein bars and meal re- placements have adverse effects on people’s diets, despite being mar- keted as healthier alternatives. The primary concerns with these items are that most contain hidden sugars and highly processed ingredi- ents. For example, Clif Bars, sold at Langara College, list brown rice syr- up, a type of sugar, as their first ingre- dient. According to ME: on-the-go snack foods, such ee Desiree Nielsen, vue A y a Vancouver dieti- tian and author of Un-Junk Your Diet, many of these protein bars are just candy bars in disguise. “T have seen people with an over-re- liance on these bars because one of the greatest misconceptions about bars is that they are truly healthy,” she said. “Sacrificing real food and real nutri- tion for candy bars is going to lead to fatigue and malnutrition down the road.” Nielsen suggested incorporating whole foods such as fruits and nuts into one’s diet instead, as they contain a natural abundance of nutrition that cannot be found in manufactured snacks. Nielsen emphasized that homemade doesn’t have to be time consuming. “Some of us may have lost our feel- ings of efficacy in the kitchen, but cooking isn’t difficult, or at least, it doesn’t have to be. Pick a recipe, buy the ingredients and have fun!” Levonne Abshire, general manager of the Langara Family YMCA, agreed, despite currently carrying protein bars such as Nutritel. “T would love to be able to pilot and test to see what it would look like to of- fer maybe fruits like an apple or a ba- nana for sale and see what the uptake would be,” Abshire said. For those who cannot make the com- mitment to an entirely whole foods based diet, taking a closer look at the ingredients list of manufactured snacks to ensure that they do contain real food ingredients is advised. Nielsen cites Kind and Larabars as preferable options. UBC food, nutrition and health stu- dent Anthony Ngo, said flavour is the most important factor in choosing a bar. “IT think [protein bars] are better than a chocolate bar, but I want some- thing that doesn’t taste like com- pressed sand,” said Ngo. 66 Iwant some- thing that doesn’t taste like com- pressed sand ANTHONY NGO UBC FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH STUDENT Photo Illustration See our website langaravoice.ca for exclusive video! THE VOICE, THURSDAY, FEB, 5, 2015 Shiver me slender The jury is out on a study that claims being cold may be an effective alternative to exercise for fat loss By ETHAN REYES stitute of Medical Research is leav- ing some people shivering, and others, including one Langara profes- sor, shaking their heads. The new study suggests that 10-15 minutes of shivering releases just as much of the fat changing hormones iri- sin and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), as does an hour of moderate exercise. These hormones are the body’s reaction to the drop in tempera- ture. Over a six-day period, their re- lease changes unwanted white fats into brown fats that burn quickly for warmth. However, Langara College’s biology department chair, Mario Moniz de Sa, isn’t so quick to agree that such a process is possi- ble. “[The] number of fat cells is con- stant as you grow up,” said Moniz de As published by The Garvan In- Sa. He said that pie vawaara brown fat is de- biology depart- signed as a surviv- en} al mechanism for babies. Due to their greater surface-area-to-volume ratio, Moniz de Sa explained, human babies are susceptible to the cold, and so have more brown fat to keep them warm. “It’s this very process that allows bears to sleep for four to five months in the wintertime,” said Moniz de Sa. He recognizes the usefulness of brown fats, but is “not sure if an individual can convert one kind of fat to another.” Langara biology student, Megan Kenney, isn’t interested in giving shiv- ering a try, whether it’s successful or not. “T absolutely hate being cold,” said Kenney, bundled in her leather jacket and scarf. She said she likes to think the shivering weight loss regimen was possible, but to her it seems a little bit far-fetched. For those interested in experiment- ing with temperature, Dr. Nicholas Jensen, of the Divine Elements Naturo- pathic Clinic, recommends exercising in cold conditions, and comparing body mass measurements to those attained by exercising indoors. Jensen said as of now he doesn’t rec- ommend the regimen to his clients, but is intrigued by the prospect of shiver- ing off the pounds and he remains open to the innovation. SHOUT OU Nominate a student to be featured weekly! 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