New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-02-08

By DR.. David H. Reeder.


OF obesity; | want now to men
ton the four principal causes :
namely, overlooking, that is, taxi
ing more food than is needed to
supply the energy expended; lack
of proper masticaiion, either
Through sheer laziness, greedit
ness. or washing the food into
Hhe stomach with liquids; consti-
humional disorders. such as re
tardation of metabolism, which
means that the work OF tearing
down is not commensurate with
that of building mp, which two
processes in perfect health should
be balanced The fourth cause
is the abnormal functioning Of
the thyroid gland. As said
before the thyroid gland is a
small. ductless gland situated on
either side and below the Adam s
apple, and has a great deal 20
do with the proper nutrition OF
the body.
Before any definite treatment
can be advised. the habits and life
of the individual must be inquired
into. A comparatively easy form
OF obesity to overcome would be.
for instance, that occurring in an
otherwise healthy person, on ac-
count of too little physical exer-
else combined with too much eat
ang. Insist Tpon such a person
taking more outdoor exercise and
limiting the quantity of his food,
and teach him how TO select the
proper combination of foods, and
a cure would result. TO make it
more emphatic. let me repeat a
proper combination Of foods is
absolutely essential to a cure. I'm
all eases of progressive obesity,
referring to the ordinary kind.
the intake of food is greater than
The output of energy. and to ar
range a proper proportion be
tween the two is a problem 10 be
solved, and having been solved
the overly fat person need no
longer be overly fat Yes. ! said,
"ned no longer" but he will be,
simply because he won't follow
any system of special diet and
exercise that is not TO his liking.
Generally speaking, the diet for an
unusually fat person can be Sc
lected from The following: Meat
broth (fat skinned off with
vegetables. lean meat or fish. lean
cheese, abundant green vegetables
and salads prepared with as little
fat or oil as possible, vinegar,
lemons, sour pickles, tomatoes,
celery and radishes; abundant
raw fruit that contains but little
sugar, in other words, sour or
tart fruits; coarse bread (bran
bread, graham bread) potatoes
sparingly, If at all; mineral wat
ers ut much as desired; one or
two eggs, and last but not least,
buttermilk.
An exclusive diet of buttermilk
and zwiebach with, perhaps,
some of the acid fruits, if per-
sisted in for some length Of time,
will cure an ordinary case OF
obesity. This treatment is so
simple, however, that few people
give it enough thought to try il
out thoroughly. The treatment
for eases that are due TO over
feeding and the lack of exercise
is, of course, simple. Cut down
the intake Of food, learn what
combinations to select. and in
crease the amount of outdoor ex-
ercise. ! would suggest that such
eases try the buttermiik, zwiebach
and sour fruit diet.
The object of the Home Health
Club is to teach, and it will be
glad to aid those interested in
selecting diet shifted to their par
ficular needs, bnt to 30 per cent.
of the readers of this article who
are overfat | will say this: Be-
gin each meal with four trlmbler-
fuls Of buttermilk and two pieces
OF zwiebach, then 60 ahead with
your meal. | don't care much
what II u.s. just so you chew ev-
cry particle until ii is liquid Ia
the mouth, and your extra fat
will disappear If you get hun
cry between meals, drink butter
q milk, one-half pint every 2 hours.
Yes, ! know, there won't be
ROBIN for anything else, but that s
oil right. Won dom need il and
you won't want it.
In another article | will give
,un lean folks an inning.
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