| Show IMPROPER DIETING MENACE TO HEALTH leaves victim prey to Dise disease aset says surgeon general washington there Is 13 one widespread practice which la Is undermining health throughout the country particularly among women on which unfortunately tuna tely the public health service cannot secure stati statistics stleo said hugh S curning surgeon general united states public health service it Is what la Is commonly known as di eting he continued it Is not done on the advice of physicians but almost invariably on the initiative ot of the individual who practices it neither la is it done for health but for looks it cannot be recorded that people die directly from diering dieting but thousands of deaths tire are attributable indirectly to Improper and foolish di eting diet ing simply to produce a slim figure lowers the subjects resistance and lew leaves ea tier her a prey to disease official al reports for the year just closed show happily that the general health of the nation la Is improving the tuberculosis curve thanks largely to the vigorous fight conducted against the white plague Is dropping A sad thing however ho weer Is that there Is too much of that dread disease showing up among young women from fifteen to twenty four years sears at 0 age tills this may be attributed to several things on which there are different theories one tiling thing Is sure oure however that Is womans comans disdain for curves and her deslie desire for a stream line body to attain which she will sacrifice almost anything is not helping her heal health th diet fads food fads no butter no bread are the undoubted underlying cause of many a womans comans ills good old fashioned bread and butter la Is vastly preferable to many of the present day food concoctions concoct ions with which the foolish are fed it Is of no consequence to the city girl giri or matron I 1 suppose how great assistance she could be in it helping e aping the fanner and uncle sam solve the lem of surplus wheat by including bread in ill her dally diet but she should tit lit least be interested in helping herself to health |
