TOO MANY SNACKS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20926, 4 January 1938, Page 10

TOO MANY SNACKS

The doctors, at their annual conference hold in London have been discussing the many problems appertaining to c profession. They mostly agree that one outstanding fault of the bet-ter-provided classes is that they eat too much, and make a practice of riding instead of walking. It was admitted by one doctor that this mistake is as

common in the medical profession as among any other class. There is no dou’-'t that fo- the healthy person the ideal regime is three meals a day, with no in b_ ‘weens. For ordinary people morning coffee or alocholic substitutes are a mistake, and, as a rule, medical opinion takes the same view of afternoon tea, especially when it serves as the occasion for the eating of rich cakes and pastries, and sandwiches. There is, of course, less over-feeding than there used to be. In a general way meals are smaller and simpler than formerly, but there are numberless homes in which too frequent indulgence in snacks is a regular practice. It begins with early morning tea and end with a cereal meal taken last thing as a nightcap. It all means overworking the digestive system, and ultimately ruined health. Afternoon te° is such a deep-rooted custom in our social life that it could not be ruled out without a revolution, but it need not be made a feast, nor is dieting six or seven times a day necessary for people in ordinary health.