Show f. f LJ Doctor Doctorin in the Kitchen 1 7 by WW W. W W. W Bauer MD M.D. Consultant Natio National al Dairy co Council Ie Council FAT AN AND SASSY a Do you dig the common concept concept con con- of fat people as happy I cheerful souls full of gladness and radiating joy Think again o A study of 35 obese that's real fat women at Michael 5 w Reese Hospital in Chicago indicated indicated in that only some of them themI were jolly and extroverted what extroverted what I the psychologists call outgoing Dr William Willlam Shipman reported to the Midwestern Psychological InI Institute In In- I recently that many were 1 depressed others were depend ent and some were greedily de de- manding i Not So Surprising This isn't as surprising as it iti i seems at first glance If you have ever observed very fat people when they were not on their guard you may have noticed as I have that often they wear an expression of sadness w f And why wouldn't they i The overweight person has all sorts of problems Clothing that I x fits properly is difficult to buy t t unless one can afford to have it tailored And even then few styles flatter the overweight per per- f x son But that isn't the worst of it r Overweight causes one to tire t more easily and become breathless breathless breath breath- S less on slight exertion It may cause trouble with feet knees r RV L 11 t L 11 11 hips and back It is a handicap to the heart and circulation predisposing predisposing predisposing pre pre- disposing to heart diseases It increases the hazard of becoming diabetic adds to the likelihood of complications in a pregnancy and renders surgery more difficult difficult cult for the surgeon and more dangerous for the patient Perhaps the greatest disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage tage of being overweight is the psychological factor Fat people are expected to be the life of the party even when they couldn't care less They are the butt of ofa a great deal of thoughtlessly unkind unkind un un- kind humor because as one of my heavy friends expressed it it They can neither fight run nor nor switch They just have to take it and like it it or act as if they did Emotional Problems Overweight is frequently an indication of emotional problems True the immediate cause is eating eating eat eat- ing too much or a poorly selected diet or too little exercise or all three combined But underneath there may lie the emotional problems problems lems for which relief is unconsciously unconsciously sought through eating much as the alcoholic turns to liquor as an escape from his intolerable intolerable in in- tolerable situations Fears anxieties anxieties frustrations real or fancied fancied fan fan- rejection lack of love and appreciation all may underlie the more obvious problem problem- of overweight r t f |