Show Figures Pr Prove e I Americans I Eat Much By Dy Margaret l Hall Home Demonstration Agent We Americans as a nation are more than million mimon pounds too to heavy That is a lot of extra weight to be moving around We all know how much more energy it takes to move big overstuffed chairs than it does to move the plain straight ones Think what it would be like If It some one forced each of us to carry a 10 25 or 50 pound pack around with us all the i iday day and night That is exactly what many JOany weight over-weight people I are ore choosing to do Actually one one- third one of all the adults In the United States have waist lines that are much too big If f you are one of those Just remember re remember remember re- re member that the larger your waist line the shorter your our life lite lifeline I line ine may be warns Elna EIna Miller Extension on Nutritionist with I be In t. t gait r rit fIU A f Hf IU it you are are not hOt oven ovet ovett t pow now she cautions be beto t l tt t to avoid getting that lift Wily y s mm mush much h easier N to keep e extra tra pounds C off before for th they y are put on than tak n them off afterward Th There re really Is only one mar ma ma- nr r ause for overweight she shea a ay a That ThaI Is overeating Some folks folk blame mt their glands Others blame t. t t tir lr Inh Inheritance A Actu- Actu u. ill try viand disorders disorder have n nI I f und fund in Tess 2 4 p pet r t cent Ot of the cas cases s of obesity t Heredity KIMS the blame when several members of one family have the 1 ame name pat pattern ertl of overweight Studies usually show that all the I overweight o mem 1 members rs of that fancily family have developed the same habits of ot tover When we eat more food than our bodies us use to maintain themselves them them- s selves and supply the energy re required rep te for our days day's activities the surplus Is stored nn ni nl body fat tat Putting on those extra Is such n tt painless process we often orten dont don't realize what is happening hap hap- I pening until we wo are 10 or 2 23 5 or maybe mabe 50 60 O pounds too heavy |