The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-07-20
GOBS OF FAT.
THE EVEN TION or
ESITY.


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 mas been said "The cause Of obesity
is tie storage of food materials within
the body in the form OF fat" Some
times glanGular secreiions 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 1t is a duty
one owes to himself to consult a Ply
stefan.
Each person requires only a certain
amount Of food to supply energy The
fat comes from the food that is moi
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 dc
eliminate, and the weight remains the
same, regardless of the amount o.
food they consume. Most OF us ea
200 much and not the right kind q
food.
3emIction 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
! should determine what your weight
ought to be and then accomplish tn
end All food has a certain value
this value is determined by the giyer
| number Of Galleries. The calorle 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
Galleries 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 II calories per pound of body
weight, or 1850 to POO; at light work
70 to IS to each pound Of body weight
to 90 calories per pound of weight OF
$3.50 to $3.50; hard work, 20 to q to
each pound, or 1850 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 4C
to "A 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
calorie 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
nortant; to reduce the body weight one
must consume a proportionately less
amount of carbohydrate and fat thar
protein; that is, starches, sweets and
fat must be cut down.
It might be well for us TO think II
terms of 100 calories; then each por
ton mentioned in the list below con
tains 100 calories:
3X2x1 / 70 in. lean meat.
9 large slices of bacon.
! egg.
banana Oarge).
orange Oarge).
l/2 large grape fruit.
2 moderate size apples.
slice of bread l 70 inch thick.
small glass of milk
pat of butter.
3 OF. of cream soup.
OF. consomme.
cubic inch of cheese.
teaspoonfuls of sugar
rs or. cream
II large peanuts.
walnuts.
Approximately l pound of uncooket
wa;ery vegetables such as lettuce
cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, etc
You cannot estimate accurately tht
calories in meat, but approximately J.
pound of beef has 900. fish and ham