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Show WHAT fi EAT and WHf & 4oulton (foudfol. Ofjfie'Ll Aioie Advice Aboyt Reducing Describes the Perils of Unscientific Methods for Losing Weight By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 East 39th Street, New York City. MY RECENT discussion of reducing in these columns brought many letters, indicating that the modern woman is, fortunately, weight conscious. This is an encouraging encour-aging sign. For it shows that you are alert to the dangers of overweight, which not only destroys beauty but may indirectly contribute to heart disease, c kidney disorders and diabetes, which take their greatest toll from among the heavyweights. -- Guard Against Unscientific Reducing Methods Some of these letters caused me great concern, however, because they indicate that r in spite of my f warning against h - unscientific meth- " ods of weight re-ii re-ii ,'1 duction, many women still cling "X ' I to the idea that I x J there is some mag- tt tJ pills, powders, cap-XL cap-XL Jj- sules, soaps, salts and mechanical devices de-vices that are sold at fancy prices and hold out alluring promises of speedy reducing without dieting or exercise. It is bad enough that most of these fail to reduce. For they may delay the day when the victim vic-tim of overweight will undertake a sound and scientific program of weight reduction that will effectively effec-tively take off weight thus improving im-proving appearance, benefiting health and increasing the chances of longevity. But what is 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 at-tempt to reduce by this method except under the advice and watchful eye of a physician. There are many invalids today who would be happy and healthy if they had not attempted to take some "reducing medicine" without with-out 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 perma-nent 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. -- Don't Diet Without Direction A carefully regulated diet will not only maintain normal weight, but will banish overweight by forcing the body to burn its own excess fat as fuel. Having heard of this scientific principle, many women frantically and foolishly attempt to prescribe their own reducing re-ducing diets often with disastrous dis-astrous results. There is always the possibility that one may omit calcium-bearing foods and thus impair the teeth, or leave out foods rich in iron and copper and interfere with the formation of the hemoglobin hemo-globin or red pigment in the blood. One of the most common and most serious errors is to omit all bread, potatoes and cereals, in the belief that carbohydrates are "fattening "fat-tening foods." Carbohydrates are required by the body in order to utilize the fats in the diet, and when reducing, they are also necessary nec-essary to burn up excess fatty tissue. Just as 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, carbohy-drates, fat burns incompletely, resulting re-sulting in the dangerous acetone type of acidosis. -- Counting Calories the Easy Way to Reduce The one safe, sure and scientific scien-tific method of getting rid of surplus sur-plus weight and at the same time maintaining top health is to consume con-sume a diet that is balanced in every respect, but to count your calories at every meal, making certain that you consume fewer calories each day than your body requires for its normal energy expenditure. ex-penditure. I will gladly send to every reader read-er of this newspaper, a copy of my reducing bulletin. This includes in-cludes a chart showing the caloric value of all the commonly used foods plus a week's sample reducing re-ducing menus. By following this scientific plan for weight reduc- make a vast difference in your appearance and in the enthusiasm with which you greet your daily tasks. A The Film Stars' Method This simple and scientific method meth-od of controlling the weight is the one used by film stars in Hollywood. Holly-wood. It is essential that they keep slim and practically every important film player has a clause in her contract calling for a cancellation can-cellation if she permits her weight to increase beyond a certain point. But at the same time, film stars must safeguard their health, for their work is the most strenuous of occupations! -- Counting Calories Is Fun In Hollywood they make a game of counting calories. 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 Weight Is Normal Keep It That Way It has been determined that the ideal weight that is the weight that best promotes health and longevity after thirty, is the normal nor-mal weight for one's height at the age of thirty. If you are approximately thirty and your weight is normal, you should send for my Calorie Chart and Reducing Bulletin and use it to help maintain your present weight! If you are over thirty and overweight, over-weight, you should not lose another an-other day before sending for the bulletin so that you can begin at once to regain your normal weight by the safe, simple, scientific and comfortable method of counting calories. As the pounds disappear you will feel as though you had stepped out of a prison of fat into a new world of physical freedom. WNU C. Houston Goudiss 1938 16 |