The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-13
GOBS OF FAT.
THE PREVEN TION OF
BESITY.

We do not get too fat Overweight
tends TO reduce ones ability to dc
the necessary labor in any capacity;
besides, when It reaches a certain point
the health Of the individual suffers;
he becomes an easy prey to certain
diseases.
In the vast majority OF cases over.
weight is due to ignorance or neglect.
II has been said, "The cause of obesity
Is the storage Of food materials within
the body IN the form Of fat" Some
times glandular secretions become un.
balanced or disturbed, producing an
undue Increase in fat. OF this type
we will not speak at this time. In
all cases of overweight it is duty
one owes to himself to consult ply
stefan.
Each person requires only a certain
amount Of food to supply energy. The
fat comes from the food that is not
consumed for this purpose. The ma.
jority Of people do not eliminate this
excess food and 1t accumulates in the
form of fat. A few individuals do
eliminate, and the weight remains the
same, regardless Of the amount OF
food they consume. Most of us eat
too much and not the right kind q.
food.
Reduction in weight depends almost
entirely on the will power; if you are
too fat and wish to reduce it Is en-.
tirely in your power to do so. You
ought to be and then accomplish th:..
end. All food has a certain value;
this value is determined by the given
number of calories. The calorie is a
measure of energy value of food in
just the same sense as a foot or a
yard is the value of length or breadth
The energy requirements Of the body
are expressed in calories. The amount
of exercise and labor you do deter
mines the number Of calories neces
sary for this purpose.
TO reduce ones fat the number OF
calories must be less than the number
required, and in this way you can con.
sumo your stored fat and become thin
you reduce.
The number of calories of energy
required, as stated, varies, but for an
average man of 154 pounds at rest, II
to IA calories per pound of body
weight, or 1850 to 21OO; at light work
IS to IS to each pound of body weight,
or 2450 to $500; at moderate work IS
to 80 calories per pound Of weight or
2800 to $3.50; hard work, 20 to q to
each pound Or 1850 to 420O as a total
to be consumed per day.
The energy required by the body
does not vary directly with the weight,
but Is dependent on the surface area
OF the body. This also varies some.
what with the age, The average as
taken above corresponds with feet
inches in height at the age of 4G
to "A years. This same man at go
years old should weigh 1853 pounds;
about five pounds can be added OF
Therefore as a rough measure of daily
calorie requirements the normal weight
in pounds can be multiplied by II
where only light work is to be done
by 20 when hard work is required
This gives us the food consumption
Tor the day.
The kind of food taken is also i'm.
cortant; to reduce the body weight one
must consume proportionately less
amount of carbohydrate and fat thar
protein that is, starches, sweets and
Fat must be cut down.
1t might be well for us to think in
terms of 100 calories; then each por
tion mentioned in the list below con.
tains 100 calories:
3X2x1 1 70 In. lean meat.
large slices of bacon.
egg.
banana Oarge),
orange Qarge).
f/2 large grape fruit.
. moderate size apples.
slice of bread / 70 inch thick,
small glass of milk.
pat of butter.
OF. of cream soup.
s OF. consomme.
cubic inch of cheese.
teaspoonfuls Of sugar
] 70 OF. cream.
IL large peanuts.
walnuts.
Approximately / pound of unlocked
wa;ery vegetables such as lettuce
cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, etc
You cannot estimate accurately the
calories in meat, but approximately ]
pound of beef has 900, fish and ham
1900, pork chops 1850, bacon $500, pori
sausage 1000. folws 1000, salmon 900
mackerel 600, Therefore, it will be
seen that all fresh vegetables tina,
grow above the ground are not fatten.
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