Show Ah But Watch the Waistline The spirit of giving is sometimes some times in the eating and in some cases the drinking We all enjoy holidays particularly the festive spirit dur during i n g Thanksgiving Christmas and New Years Overindulgence is never a virtue but is the cause of many problems OBESITY is one of them When a person is too heavy it adds to the work of his heart Anyone with heart disease should keep his weight down and especially during the holiday holiday holi holi- day seasons he should try to watch his caloric intake It is easier to prevent overweight overweight over over- weight than to cure it Overweight Overweight Overweight Over Over- weight can not be called a cause of heart or circulatory diseases On the other hand it itcan itcan itcan can not be said that the absence absence ab ab- ab sence of excess pounds will guarantee that a person will not get heart trouble ONE THING though that doctors associated with the Utah Heart Association are firm on is Overweight is a health hazard whether a person has heart disease or not They emphasize that the best way to keep pounds from piling up is to keep in balance the amount of energy taken in as food and the amount of energy used up in our everyday Hies An interesting pamphlet entitled en titled What We Know About Diet and Heart Disease can be obtained by writing or calling calling calling cal cal- ling the association office in Salt Lake City The more peo people pie know and understand about heart and circulatory diseases I Ithe the better they are prepared tc to to live within suggested physical I limits HOLIDAY diets should not become weight additives Normal Normal Nor Nor- mal food consumption can be a holiday watchword We dont don't have to stuff because its it's free at a party Neither do we have to upset our grocery budget et for the sake of over abundant abundant ant feasting Moderation in all aU things is good extremism in eating or drinking is bad You cant can't take your health with you It is best to keep your health good so you youcan youcan youcan can stay here longer FOR ADVICE about your heart ask your doctor For information information in in- formation ask your Heart Asso |