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Show 4 YOUR HEALTH gV OP M OISHOP I j ) I RU I U.I. I People who in overweight should endeavor to become normal, not 0- cause 6f nppear.mee. but because It is' an abnormal condition and prevents greater activity. Fat cells do no' work and hence the number of working cells is relatively l"sa In fat person In proportion to the weight, 'nan in a thin person. Also, there Is less body sitrfa-e exposed In ! proportion to th weight, ihan In a ! thin person Als . there is less body surface exooed in proportion to the Body weight, arid consequently less heat loss Likewise, fat people nrv less active, and their cell-engines do( not call for so much fuel: so they do not use as much rood & lean or mus-l rulor people of the same weight This explains whv women do not need the same amount 62 .ood as a man of the snme weight. For txlremo overweight, diet ?houM y " prescribed by a phvslclan to suit tho needs of each partieuiar case 7hre are. however certain general principles SJhat ire applicable to thei average case. Some foods, in particular, have an enormous fuel value. Wo oat these o'llte carelessly, while we. might lust ajj weii be eating other foods with a ' b.vver fne! value and be iu"t as well satisfied. If we out stopped to think. For Instnee ,t wcild tnW' amit $3 wcrih of lettuce to make 2500 ralorics, while 30 rents' worth or butter or 10 cents' worth of sugar would furnish this same amount No en? woull 'hinlc of feeding o-rdutlvely o-rdutlvely on anv one of thee food-. buL we can readily see how th,3 Hml-n;.t'on Hml-n;.t'on of butter and sugar and the addition of such foods as lettuce, to- 1 mr.ioos, celery, carrots, spinach and fruits would enormously reduce the i.r-'orming slow ante in the dlel Wa'kinc. swimming, golf, hlll-climblnT hlll-climblnT rn I itTie'r sports all are' ben- fielnl foms .( eXTcie-e for tbose v. ho suffer from superlluous flesh. |