Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-09

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am diahetic ana my diet con.
tains TAT In the form Of 10 grams Of
butter. I have always eaten butterine
and II It will not upset my diet. would
like to continue. Can this brand be
substituted for butter. and, II 90. what
weight Ia lieu Of the 10 grams Of but.
ter?--E. ". w.
Personally, can see no reason
why any standard brand OF butter
Inc might not be substituted for but.
ter In the case Of diabetic dietary
unless there Is trouble with the diges-
ton. Most brands Of butterine or
margarin contain considerable animal
tat, and when this or any other form
Of fat b not digested. acidosis may
result. suggest. therefore, that you
simply experiment with your own al.
gestion and that IL you ind that the
trouble, you are probably quite safe
in using 1t. The quantity would be
the same.
Can you send me, d few items Of
what TO eat? had an operation four
years ago and have gas In my sys-
tenn. Everything ! eat seems to go 70
gae. I feel that IL could get hiled
10 with good food and not have this
distress my nerves would get stronger.
Also, can you tell me the food best
suited for neuralgia, which have ~
times?--Mrs. J. ".
Probably your system Ii still feel.
ing the after effects Of the operation.
As am at such distance could
hardly do anything more than sug-
gest that you eat simple, easily.
digested foods that you have expert.
mented with and found to be best
suited to your own requirements.
without knowing what these pos
sibiiities are would suggest that
light diet chiefly made up OF fruits
and vegetables may probably be the
best. II fluids cause the gas TO n.
crease try drinking only little At
each meal and right through the day.
Sometimes drinking . good deal a.
meal time win cause the stomach 10
swell and this presses on the heart.
Then j should try ready.to-eat. crisp
cereals rather than heavy mushes.
with these should take top milk or,
II YOU can stand II, cream.
Il plain milk disaGrees, II should try
some form Of fernSeIte milk.
Lunches should Be light and might
consist either OF hot vegetable soup
with q slice Of toast. q fruit dessert or
sandwiches made with q tiiling Of cot
tage cheese served with plenty OF let
tuce. and dinner should ne equally
simple.
il am sorry that cannot help you
more, but you will understand that
/ should hate TO take the responst.
bility of prescribing further.
can You tell me when It Is advisable
to employ . mink diet "a have been
told by friends that ntieila plan would
be 6ene1cial tosnie, but / do not like
| to adopt a diet 80 radical without FUR.
Their Advice. y. NJ.
YOusare very wise in not adopting
such . diet unless you know positive.
" A. ~ whether It would be beneficial
one reason why q milk diet does
not always, give good results Is be.
cause people are apt to 60 about It In
q haphazard way. They viii, per
haps, let one meal or even two consist
chiefly Of milk and viii then return
| to the ordinary diet. To obtain good
results for q milk diet one should
know lirst OF all just what should b
done. That Ii. ascertain whether OF
not this food Ii likely to ut his par
ticuIar requirements. This point set
tied. the milk diet should Be planned
on systematic basis with q definite
goal in mind and definite procedure
from day TO day.
Your physician or some diet spe.
cialist who has watched your own
case 10 the safest guide an to whether
| or not the milk diet should be adopted