Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-13
MAN EATS TOO MUCH.
THE AVERAGE MAN CONSUMES
MUCH UNNECESSARY FOOD.
This Opinion Verified by Experiments
with Three Different Glasses
of Men-Diet and Civ
Hization.


A series Of experiments has recently |
been concluded under the auspices of !
the Sheffield scientific school Of Yale |
TO determine the point as to whether
the average human being does not eat
too much. Prof. Russell H. Chitten-
den, the director of the school. who
conducted the experiments, read pa
per on the subject before the National
Academy of Sciences at Washington,
in which he reported that as a result
of the investigations the conclusion
had been reached that the average
healthy man eats from two 10 three
times as much as be needs to keep
him in perfect physical health and
vigor.
The experiments were made on three
classes of men, several professors of
the school, some students and a squad
of United States soldiers In nearly
all the tests meat was gradually re-
duced, with little If any increase in
starch and other foods. No fixed
regimen was required in any case, the
endeavor being to satisfy the appetite
Of each subject.
The experiments, which lasted
period Of from six months TO nearly a
year, ended a short time ago when,
according 10 Prof. Chittenden, all his
subjects were in the best OF health.
Their weight in some cases was al
most exactly the same as when the ex-
: periments were begun and in some
slightly lower. Their bodily vigor was
. greater and their strength was much
greater. partially owing 10 their regu-
. lar physical exercises during the ex-
periments and partially due, Prof.
! Chittenden believes. to the smaller
E amount of food eaten. The daily con-
Z sumption of food at the close Of the
experiments was much less than the
, recognized standard and from third
; 10 a half as much as the average man
: eats
4 II is undoubtedly true that overeat-
|. ing is distinctly harmful 10 health.
Some hold that more persons are in
tured by overseeing than by overin-
diligence in alcoholic stimulants. Fur
Their, the statement is incontrovertible
that a certain class Of the population
OF the world eat in a manner which is
decidedly prejudicial to their physical
and mental well-being. In the higher
or richer classes such an individual
is termed a gormand, while in the
more vulgar language Of the working
classes the gross feeder Is styled
glutton. The ordinary healthy person
may also eat in excess Of his real need
and would probably do equally wei
II he curbed his appetite for fooC
within more stringenuy narrow limits
Such instances, however, occu
7. mainly among those who can AFFORD Z
eat whatever they may desire. Thei
n number, however. is not so large a
some would have US believe, even II
y these days of Wanted prosperity
= overeaung is principally prevalen
among that class who have the none.
IN 10 spend on self-indulgence and VIII
frequently fall into the habit Of liter
ally gorging themselves. The major
ity OF the inhabitants of the worl
who can earn their bread by the swea
of their brow cannot spare out OF thei
wages sufficient 10 enable them
IS crafty their eating propensities, ou
are compelled 10 live frugally. Man
Of these do not consume enoug
nourishing food, and II would be
their physical and mental adyantag
II they partook Of a more generou
diet.
Again, good cooking, suitable 100
and avoidance of monotony IN diet al
inst as important factors in the presei
vat,on of 1.-The sound mind in u
sound body" as is the quantity Of foo
consumed. Variety is the spice OF ~
10 and without the SAVIOR Of change foo
tn. does not work the good expected OF
Of AZ the same time the diet should !
dol wholesome and plain and the came
~ and preserved foods which are
''.I prominent features in the cuisine
',,s modern civilization should be avoidt
moi as far as possible.
this In the United States and in Gre
be: Britain the population 60 not requi
snc 70 be warned so much against the Il
ing affects of overeating as against no
49, nutritive and deleterious food ana o.
e.rs cooking
MN The conclusions reached by Prt
Chittenden are interesting but pro
n. nothing definitely II be is Of 4
oninion that the deductions TO
Aoo srawn from the investigation are th
he daily ratiohs Of the average pc
year son should be cut down, experien
- would seem TO be against his point
- lew Underfed nations have new
81 Zen IN the forefront of civilizauc
,ut have always been the easy pr
of those peoples who have been a.
~ satisfy thoroughly the cravings
"a heir stomachs The matter is OF
la concern 10 The average person, [
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