YOUR WEIGHT

Hutt News, Volume 14, Issue 11, 11 September 1940, Page 8

YOUR WEIGHT

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There 1b a generaf" widespread be- ; Uef that "fat" Is synonymous with ] health. The fat person who, by the i Wfty, is usually happy-go-lucky, Is aijmoßt always regarded as the acme of physical well-being. If, however, one happens to be thin or has recently lost some of hiß superfluous Weight, then indeed he must be seriously ill. Nt>w, very few people have the remotest idea as to how much' they should weight, or indeed do they take much interest in their weight till someone happens along to tell them they are thin. Even the weight tables one frequently sees on public weighing machines are invariably misleading, because they are based upon average weights which merely represent a happy medium between good and bad, or the light and heavy (the thin and the fat). Most of the weight tablet for young people are misleading because/being "average" tables, and the average young person being underweight through various phases oi malnutrition, poor environment and other debilitating influences, the tables represent a type that is below the optimal. On the other hand the tables which represent the elderly and middle-aged are based upon weight averages in which the "over fats" preponderate and which gives an average that is too high.

your muscles perform 1 Remember, however, that prevention is better than any fat-reducing regime, but if you aj*e already over fat and do not, particularly desire any' fatty •degeneration of the heart, kidneys • or liver, then read carefully whilst we explain hpw you may safely remove ' the condition' and the resulting risks. , In the first place, avoid all socalled fat reduced. There is no such thing as a safe "fat reducer." All contain powerful drugs and their use may cause permanent injury. > Regarding the question of food. The class of foods which cause excessive fat belong to the carbohydrate group, including the fats and oils. Fats oils are not carbohydrates, but • they function as such. The group includes all sugars and sweets and everything contain- ' ing them, such as lollies,, chocolates, I ice creams, puddings and sweet desserts of all kindß. All cereal and j l starchy foods, such as wheat and j l flour products, bread! scones, bis- i > cuits, cakes and pastry. Rice, bar- \ i ley, sago, tapioca, vermicilli, maca- | roni, etc. Then there are the < ; straight-out fats, such as butter, 1 meat fats, oils and lard, etc. a These are the foods which, when , i eaten in excess of your physical requirements, are deposited as fat and

.Individuals differ in structure in all manner of ways, and what may be the correct weight for ont may be too light cjr too heavy foi another. The draught >horse can never be transformed into a race

take the place of your muscular structures, and, as a step first towards your regeneration all you have to do is to reduce their consumption. Reduce them by how much*? Reduce them by half, but weigh yourself carefully first and every succeeding day to note the result. When you reduce the amount of fat-forming food, substitute uncooked fruit and salad yegetables in their place, and if your weight fails to come down, make a further reduction in the fat formers till it I does, but do not allow too rapid a reduction. A loss of 21bs a week is safe. Don't play ducks and drakes with your health. Lots of people will tell you how they lost a stone in a week, but you won't hear of the cases of floating kidney's and prolapsus of intestinal organs that are apt to result from too rapid weight reduction.

horse or vice-versa, nevertheless each carries a weight of soft and

muscular tissues according to its re spective needs, and the requirements of human beings are fundamentally the same. One needs a certain amount of fat it is true, but far from being synonymous with health, fat is a low grade tissue, and excessive deposits are always associated with physical deterioration. Insurance companies recognise this fact, and no life insurance company makes a guess about matters of this kind. Their figures are based upon death statistics, and they reveal the fact that people who carry too much fat fail to live as long, as those who are classed as thin. This is something you can see for yourself. Just stop for a moment and think of the six oldest people whom you know. The chances are that they are all lean and comparatively thin. Fat in excessive amounts is dangerous because it,|takes the place pf the vital muscular structures. It invades the heart and liver and the digestive organs, and instead j of highly efficient muscular organs, the diagonsis shows "fatty degeneration." The over fat man or woman is in as satisfactory a condition as a rusty old springless cart, but whereas the springless. cart may be scrapped one and replaced with a brand new one, the obese human remains

Now, in regard to exercise. Exercise in itself is quite sufficient to burn up your excessive fat, providing you are able to take it and providing it does not increase your appetite beyond your control. If you know nothing of "daily dozens." simply walk more, work more and play more. Do anything so long as it increases your physical activity. In this way you will become a far better insurance risk.

just so much junk. A burden to himself whilst alive and to his pallbearers in death.

Now, the removal of surplus fat is a comparatively easy matter when you know how. In fact, it is infinitely easier to reduce one's weight than to increase it. However, simple as the procedure is to those who know how, it calls for a certain amount of commonsense and some consideration for the fundamentals of nutrition. Apart from the comparatively few instances in which obesity is caused by glandular disturbances, there are only two factors to be considered. One isv how much fat-forming food you eat, and the other, how much exorcise do