Show to cat and WHY 0 dudl ou dl 1 ottea mote Ad viceA bout reducing describes the perils of unscientific methods for losing weight by C HOUSTON GOUDISS a 6 east ath street new york city MY M Y RECENT discussion of reducing in these columns brought many letters indicating that the modern woman is fortunately weight conscious this is an encouraging sign for it shows that you are alert to the dangers of overawe overweight I 1 g ht which not only destroys beauty but may indirectly contribute to heart disease 4 kidney disorders and diabetes which take their greatest toll from among the heavyweights heavy weights guard against unscientific reducing methods some of these letters caused me great concern however because they indicate that in spite of my V warning against unscientific methods of weight reduction m many a n y women still cling to the idea that there is some magic I 1 in the various pills powders capsules soaps salts and mechanical devices that are sold at fancy prices and hold out alluring promises of speedy reducing without dieting dieling or exercise it is bado enough that most ot of these fail to reduce for they may delay the day when the victim of overweight will undertake a sound and scientific program of weight reduction that will effectively take of oil weight thus improving appearance benefiting health and increasing the chances of longevity but what Is tar far more serious is that some of these preparations may endanger health or cause lifelong physical impairment dangerous drugs drugging is particularly to be condemned and no one should attempt to i reduce educe by this method except under the advice and W watchful eye of a physician there are many invalids today who would bould be happy and healthy if they had not attempted to take some reducing medicine without consulting a physician one preparation that is still bought by foolish women in spite of repeated warnings against its use may even result in permanent blindness almost equally objectionable are excessive purging which may leave you a wobbly wreck and fasting which is even more dangerous to women than men dont diet without direction A carefully regulated diet will not only maintain normal weight but will banish over overweight h t by forcing the body to burn its own excess fat as fuel having heard of this scientific tift principle many women frantically and foolishly attempt to prescribe their own reducing diets often with disastrous results there is always the possibility that one may omit calcium bear ing foods and thus impair the teeth or leave out foods rich in iron and copper and interfere with the formation of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood one of tho the most common and most serious errors Is to omit all bread potatoes antl and cereals in the belief that ca carbohydrates rates are fattening at foods carbohydrates are arc required by the body in order to utilize the fats lit in the diet and when reducing they are arc also necessary to burn up excess tatty fatty tissue just os cis fire cannot burn without air fat cannot be utilized in the body without the presence of starch or sugar when the diet contains insufficient carbohydrates fat burns incompletely resulting in the dangerous acetone type of acidosis 71 counting calories the easy way to reduce the one safe sure and scientific method of getting rid of surplus weight and at the samo same time m maintaining top health is to consume su me a diet that is balanced in every respect but to count your calories nt at every meal making certain that you consume fewer calories each day than your body belul re requires lul for its normal energy expenditure pend iture I 1 will gladly send to every reader of this newspaper a copy of my reducing bulletin this includes a chart showing the caloric value of all the commonly used foods plus a weeks simple sample reducing menus by following this scientific plan for weight leduc make a vast difference I 1 in n your a appearance p pe arance and in the anth enthusiasm with which you greet your dally daily tasks the film stars method this simple and scientific method of controlling the weight is alio th 0 one used by him film stars in hollywood it is essential that they keep slim and practically every important olm film player has a clause in her contract calling for a cancellation cel lation if she permits her weight to increase beyond a certain point but at the same time flim film stars must safeguard their health for their work is the most strenuous of occupation occupational sl ft counting calories Is fun in hollywood they make a gamo game of counting calories calori cs you too will find it amusing as well as beneficial to health and looks and you will be rewarded by noting a drop in weight every time you step on the scales if your Is normal keep it if that thai way it has been determined that the ideal weight that is the weight that best promotes health and longevity after thirty is the normal weight for ones height at tho the age of thirty it if you are approximately thirty and your weight is normal you should send tor for my calorie chart and reducing bulletin and use it to help maintain your present weighty if you are over thirty and overweight you should not lose another day before sending for the tha bulletin so that you can be begin ginat at once to regain your normal weight by the safe 1 simple scientific and comfort comfortable comfortably abl method of counting calories As the pounds disappear you will feel as though you had stepped out of a prison of fat into a now new worldon world of physical fre freedom a C houston goudiss 1938 10 |