The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-07-25
Slenderizing Dangerous
Program for People
Popular Fad Has Increased Tuber-
culOsis Mortality, Particularly
Among Young Women

st. Paul, July 24-"Slenderizing"
is a new name for one of the ma
fion's serious health problems. 1t
results in a process of starving the
body. Underweight in early life
causes an increased mortality from
tuberculosis, declares medical re-
port Just out. It hints that "slen-
derizing' may be the reason for a
larger number of deaths among
girls compared with boys of the
same age.
"Slenderizing is just fad" de-
clared the educational committee,
of the Minnesota State Medical As
sociation in a bulletin today. 1t
adds that this new word that has
not yet found it's way into the
medical dictionaries may ultimate
ly be rated as one of the more
common causes of deaths among
girls.
"Slenderizing for ill health, or
slenderizing for health is choice
that must be considered when loss
of weight is desired" declares the
bulletin. Many things are to be
weighed beside pounds of flesh. The
general condition of ones health,
presence of overweight measured
according to accepted weight
standards and not ones desire,
age and the method of reduction
followed, are all factors to be con-
sidered.
eff you desire to slenderiZe, first
have a thorough physical examina-
tion by your family physician and
let him decide as to the necessity
or desirability for so doing. If he
approves, then have him recon-
mend a method of reducing to suit
your particular needs.
"In order to maintain health, nu-
triton and normal growth, and by
growth is meant not mere increase
in bulk, but growth and replace
ment of living cells, there must be
taken into the body food that con-
tains the proper elements and in
sufficient amounts. Any diet that
is unsuited for the promotion of
growth in the young will not be
satisfactory for the maintenance of
health in the adult
"Diet needs wise control and
supervision. Remember that habit
is a large factor and Judgment
must be developed that will dictate
how much to eat. We consume
energy in the form of food, and we
expend it in the form of activity or
heat; therefore, balance is main
tanned by proper selections and
amounts of food. These should be
taken with regularity and should
contain meats, fish, eggs, beans and
peas for repair, fat, sugars and
starches for heat, green's and veg
etables for mineral salts. Some
foods contain minerals, also vital
elements called vitamins, that are
essential to health at all ages
These are present in varying guam.
Titles and are necessary for growth
and maintenance of the greatest
amount of vigor and efficiency.
Children, adolescents and ole
people do not stand weight reduc.
ton well. Persons under seven
teen should never restrict them
selves to a diet which will not
maintain their weight. BOYS OF
hfteen to sixteen years of age need
and consume considerably more
food than does the sedentary adult
"One little realizes the full eff
fect of undernourishment. The
entire body is affected. Youthful
characteristics quickly disappear
signs of age, such as thinning O,
the hair with changes in its texture
as also in that of the skin, an up
set nervous system, loss of effic
iency, lessened resistance to infec
ton follow in it's train.
For weight reduction adopt safe
and sane methods, though they
work little more slowly. Do no,
undermine your health in unwist
reducing. Combine safe diet
both as to quantity and content
with exercise and your scales will
give you a satisfactory reading il
due time"