COLD WEATHER DIET

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 3 September 1932, Page 13

COLD WEATHER DIET

DESIRE FOR- ‘ ‘CARBOHYDR ATES. ” ‘BODY-BUILDIN'G- ’FOODS. There is in winter an increased desire for the carbohydrates, or starchy foods, such as porridge, puddings and. bread. These foods .supply heat and energy. . ... ■Persons whose work is actively muscular require a daily quantity of carbohydrate, .but there are many who are troubled Avith “starch fermentation,'” which .leads to acidity in the system, and indigestion. A reduction of starch-containing food may be necessary', as in diabetes, riieumatism, and obesity. The removal of the larger proportion of crude starch from wheat flour, in the process of bread making, counteracts the. tendency to acidity that often . arises front the imperfect assimilation of Avhite bread.

Any reduction of carbohydrate during cold weather necessitates an increase of fat in the diet, and of the protein of body'-.building foods, such as meat and eggs. 'The natural power to digest carbohydrates is limited and varies considerably. When it is necessary' to cut down the starch foods, cheese, which contains little starch, forms an excellent fat and protein provider.