The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-27
GOBs OF FAT.
THE F$E V ESTIoN,oE
ODE SITY.

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 IN
balanced or disturbed, producing an
undue increase In fat. or this type
we will not speak at this time. In
all cases OF overweight 1t Is a duty
one owes to himself to consult ply
siclan
Each person requires only certain
amount Of food 10 supply energy. This
fat comes from the food that is not
consumed for this purpose. The ma
jority Of people do not eliminate this
excess food and It accumulates 10 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 cal
too much and not the right kind a,
food.
Reduction In weight depends almost
entirely on the will power; il you are
too fat and wish to reduce it is en-.
tlrely in your power to do so. You
should determine what your weight
ought TO be and then accomplish tn; =.
end. All food has a certain value /;
this value 10 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 q
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 1854 pounds at rest, II
to IA calories per pound OF body
weight, or 1850 to 200; at light work
Is to 10 to each pound OF body weight,
or 1850 to $500; at moderate work IS
to 30 calories per pound of weight or
2S00 to $780, hard work, 20 to q to
each pound, or $3.50 to 1900 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 5 feet
inches In height at the age Of 4G
to Al years. This same man at GO
years old should weigh 1853 pounds
about five pounds can be added OF
subtracted for each inch in height.
Therefore as a rough measure of daily
calorle requirements the normal weight
in pounds can be multiplied by IL
where only light work is to be done
by 20 when hard work is required.
This gives us the food consumption
for the day.
The kind of food taken is also I'm.
portant; to reduce the body weight one
must consume proportionately less
amount Of carbohydrate and fat than
protein; that is, starches. sweets and
TAT must be cut down.
It might be we'll for us to think IL
terms OF 100 calories; then each por
ton mentioned in the list below con.
tains 100 calories:
3x2X1 1 70 in. lean meat.
large slices of bacon.
egg.
banana (large).
orange Qarge).
~ large grape fruit.
2 moderate size apples.
slice Of bread 70 inch thick.
small glass of milk.
pat Of butter.
3 OF. of cream soup.
3 OF. consomme
cubic inch of cheese.
teaspoonfuls OF sugar.
1/S 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 port
sausage 1000. folws 1000, salmon 900,
mackerel 600. Therefore, 1t will be
seen that all fresh vegetables tina,
grow above the ground are not fatten,
ing. Dried vegetables are not SO good
Leave off fats and sweets; use brown.
bread, never white flour. Cut out
starchy foods.
The reduction in food should AWAY.
be accompanied by proper exercise, o,
which walking in the open is perhaps
the best. Keep the head up, the
mouth closed, the shoulders back. Yor
can take such arm exercises as yoa
wish. Too rapid reduction is not de-
jsirable. but four or five pounds .
week can be done without trouble. The
result rests entirely with the individ
ual; as stated in the beginning, 1t dc.