Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
HOW MUCH AID WHAT TO AT
Practical Problem for Experts il
Diet and Digestion.
Amount and Quality of the rood RE-
CURED by Fat Men and Women
and Their Leaner Brethren
and Sisters

Should Eat man eat more than thr
man? Should big muscular man "a
more than his diminutive companion u'
the lunch counter? Should a Young mar
eat more than an old manR or AGAR
should a young man eat more thar Il
young woman or an OLD man more tnar
a LADY Of equal age?
These questions and n host u ~ O..
of a similar aattre are lceping iioti-
tians Of Philadelphia Busy at present.
says the Evening Lcdeer, for they arc
propounded by public which has come
10 a keen perception of the fact that
there really are such things as digestive
organs by the long continued hot spell
The noon-hour luncheon and even the
hone-cooked inner have come to be
looked upon with suspicion by the city
dweler. who daily reads Of heat pros
tra,ions strokes and other terrible catas-
trophies numbering legion
Inquiries among some of the leading
PHYSICIANS If Philadelphia show tina,
the problem of how much TO eat is
simple one for 'v>mcn. The average woman
eats, or should eat, four-fifths as much
food as the average man. On this basis
It is easily seen that a woman six fee.
tall and weighing 200 pounds need only
seek man Of like stature. who appears
to be in good health, watch TO see how
much food he consumes and then eat
four-fifths of that quantity herself SIM
ilarly a woman only five feet tall and
Weighing hut 100 pounds should govern
her appetite proportionauy t. that OF
man Of similar dimensions
! With men. however, the proposition is
vastly more intricate. It is 4 question
Of calories proteins. fats and carbohy-
drates For instance. Mr. Average Man
requires proteids to the extent Of 100
grains daily about 80 grains of fats and
not less than 800 grains Of carbohydrates
These will represent a food value Of
about 5nO grains.
Although 1t is generally conceded that
the quantity Of food required varies di-
rectly with the weight of the individual
there are several important modifying
factors, such as occupatiop, age and the
like. The manual lahorer, though he be
of dplnutive stature. requires more
food than the young colege-bred giant
who sits at the bookkeeper's desk in an
office, and II must be more substantial
food. too. Hence the prodonlnance of
garlck sandwiches am-ne the ditch
diggers
Again. as to the effect of age. a prom
inent physician asserted that there is
perfect agreement among those who have
studied the question that after middle
life the food required diminishes and IN
old age IT Is much less than in youth"
This physician also pointed ont that in
summer carbohydrates. such as cereals
rice. potato. green vegetables. fruits and
the like. should be used more freely than
in winter. II was also admitted. how
ever that n certain amount Of fat and NJ
animal food should be employed in sum
mer as we'll as in winter. II wa alsr
pointed out that persons endowed with
quantities of fat do not require tn,
amount Of food necessary to their s,ende,
brethren or those having good muscula,
development
AS business men are 10th to carry text
books with them to luncheon in orde,
that they may consume the proper
amount of food and have the resultan,
calories registered in their interiors. the
following table of daily dietary is
printed for the benefit of those who may
fall within the classification of big men,
average men and small men: