HABITS OF EATING AMONG WOMEN.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1651, 21 October 1903, Page 25

HABITS OF EATING AMONG WOMEN.

The Avoman avlio is forced to earn her bread, and those attending colleges, soon find themselves in a forced habit of eating quick lunches, or otherwise a cold bite, and sometimes even go Avithout a midday lunch. Aii3 r physician will admit that a wholesome midday lunch is an absolute sity to the business woman, and many physicians claim that for the last ten years much of the dyspepsia and ailments of this sort among women are traced to a lack of nutritious food a 3 a consequence of a hurriod lunch. There are many Avomen avlio only indulge in two meals a day, and are enthusiastic OA'er the two-meal theory, but avo are forced to admit that they are doing themselves a great injury by this foolish habit. This custom causes headache, a failure to relish dinner, an awful dizziness and sick stomach, Avhiok grec.s rise to the belief that they are bilious, then a full courso of medicine is gone through, Avhen the system ia thoroughly torn 1o pieces. There is nothing so foolish as to accustom one’s self to two meals a day. Let the woman Avho cares for her general health go back to her three meals a day, no matter lioav small each meal maj- be. A' great many homo Avomen deny themselves breakfast. This, too, is an exceedingly harmful habit to fall into. It has the same had effects as being denied the midday lunch, but one of its Avorsfc effects is the appearance of the deep, black circles under the eyes. Soms physicians say that breakfast should be women’s best meal.