The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-05-15

tOrial In the Journal OF the American
Medical Association, undernutrition q
where the body weight 10 not less than
10 to 10 per cent below the ideal
weight for q given age. sex and
height. n =, Z
Among the unfavorable effects Of
undernutrition are general weakness
and tiredness. lessening Of the physical
and mental ability, and greater
likelihood to be ATTACKED BY disease. !
There is often thin blood and drop
ping Of the abdominal organs. a
The cause Of undernutrition q not
completely known because number
Of factors may enter into It. Among
the suspected causes are (a) over
activity Of certain ductless glands
Thyroid In the neck for examplel;
(b) popularity Of the nervous sys-
tenn; tc) getting an insufficient amount
Of the right kinds Of food. z5g N
Sometimes cases thought to be due
to gland disturbance or to the fact
|. that the Individual was Of the "nerv-
ous'' type, have been found to be !
really due 40 o.. back ofs rood BODY
building food. s~..-, IS a..s5 Il
Research Shows Results
have mentioned before tho 70
search work Of Drs. J. n. Strang and
r. A. Evans, 10 recorded IN Annals
OF Internal Medicine, with group Of
q undernourished ONCE patients.
These patients were given Z diet con-
tainlng sufficient body building and
energy giving foods with very crafty
ing results In weight Increase. During
al average period OF II weeks the
average increase In weight was ~ per
cent, or about X pounds per week.
Similar results were obtained In q
group Of IS hospital patients: their
average body weight Increase was II
Der cent In q period Of I'VE weeks.
n addition to gaining weight many
different symptoms disappeared. the
patients expressing . feeling Of well
being. and they became more resistant
% fatigue and to Infection"
4 Thdt the. rate 1T which the body
erocesses work tmetabolic rate) had
soothing to do with causing their nm
derweight was shown BY the fact that
this rate was about normal or slightly
below normal. ~
Further. careful measurements show
Ing the relation Of the total weight
Of the food eaten to the total wastes
from the intestine showed that 90 per
cent Of the food was aiyested and ab-
scFbed Into the blood during the period
Of treatment. This shows that the
stomach and intestine. In fact the,
whole digestive system. was Just %
eficient - those Of normal indi-
These experiments show that when
diets. are scientifically arranged. and
followed faithfully. definite gains In
weight can be made By the majority Of
underwelghts. s5.tsar 81 Z
Must suppiy Energy.
NeN the foods. eaten 70 Increase
Ms5 1s lst pot en- spRplT energy
and repair worn out body CEN bdt'
mnSt contain IN extra amount OF the
foods that can be stored In the body
q fat. Foods that win leave some
thing to be stored % fat are bread
sugar, butter. cream, salad dressings.
cream soups. peas. beans, nuts and
dried fruit.
Fat meat and pastry are rich 10 fats
but cannot always be eaten By under
weights.
MIX, eggs, and meats must be eaten
for body building.
Fruits and vegetables. though bulky
and apt to give @full" feeling too
soon, nevertheless are necessary In
; Building up diet because Of their
,lsilGa]u pAlRg calcium. Iron, phos.
phorus and others: their vitamIns. and
tor their roughage.
TIE thought then 10 trying to build
M weight 10 to increase the food 10.
take BY about one-fourth. adding to
the diet an extra amount Of butter
bacoa, cream. salad dressing at meal
timea, and egg nogs between meals.
The en- nogs can be made with syphon
soda instead Of the milk II necessary
Pspsie Uiesr cennea
when you read about paptic ulcer
nIcer of the stomach and also Of first
0art o. the small intestine (duodenuml
into which the stomach emptles you
ray naturally think Of Il a. : very
dinrorous condition and that death
nnnlly results. AZ I matter Of fact
ffodS 1xamins tlon after death Of sixty
fkouiand people, shout one in every
sveofv showed healed or unhealed