The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-07

l. #S that are more
z4 i zzaa straw like" in
, Dr R.rton character, are eat
en- in gre ter
amounts during the warm than the
cold weather.
Salads, both fruit and vegetable,
form large proportion OF the sum-
mer diet which not only helps to
overcome constipation, b ut pre-
vents increase in weight.
What are known as the high resi-
due foods-containing more fibrous
tissue which the body does not alb
sorb-are the fruits and vegetables
containing the strawlike cellulose
which surrounds the actual food
part of the fruit and vegetable.
The high residue fruits are: figs,
dates, apricots, prunes, raisins,
raspberries, currants, gooseberries,
peaches, pears, plums, grapes, ap-
pies, strawberries, cantaloupe, or
anges, lemons, grapefruit and rhu-
barb.
How to Pick Foods.
The high residue vegetables are:
peas, beans, green peas, lima
beans, corn, parsnip, turnip; raw
vegetables - cabbage, tomatoes,
carrots, onions, celery, cucumber,
lettuce; cooked vegetables-aspara-
gus, beets, carrots, cauliflower,
cabbage, brussels sprouts, spinach,
tomatoes, onions, string beans.
Foods with a low residue-rich
or concentrated foods with little
fibre or roughage-are: sugar, fats,
meats, eggs, milk.
1t can thus be seen that the foods
that seem to be most suitable" for
warm or hot weather are the very
foods that by their large bulk will
satisfy the appetite and stomach
and yet will not be as rich in fuel
value as the foods that are more
popular in cold weather.
Fortunately the warm weather
makes the body perspire freely so
that the large quantities of water
and soft drinks that are consumed
do not get a chance to add much
if any weight to the overweight in
dividual.
However, it can be readily seen
that if during the hot weather the
overweight individual will deny
himself some of the liquid he so
eagerly drinks he will reduce his
weight greatly because water
makes up much of the weight in
these individuals.
Even if taking little or no exer-
else the hot weather will melt
off, some of the excess weight;
and if exercise is taken the perspi-
ration will greatly increase and
with it much of the weight will
fall away. If at this time when the
body is hot from exercise very
small quantities of water are TAX
en-, or if water is allowed to rest
on the throat-gargling-and not
allowed to go down the throat to
the stomach the thirst will be about
as we'll satisfied and the water will
not get into the tissues to increase
the weight.
Avoid Fat Foods.
Fortunately another class of food
that is not popular in the summer
is the fat foods-fat meat, cream.
butter, rich pastry. Of course oil
is used to some extent in the dress
ing which is used with salads but
some fat - protective" food
should be eaten by everybody.
Sugar-so rich in food value and
so active as a fat storer-is not
needed so much in the warm wealth
er. and may be cut down with a lit
tie less regret or longing than dur
ing the cold weather.
Lean meat is valuable in reduc-
ing weight in the warm weather as
it satisfies the appetite, builds worn
tissue, but does not store fuel, and
makes the body processes work
faster, thus helping to burn up or
prevent fat formation.
So get start at weight reduc
ton during the warm weather when
everything is in your favor-less
food needed, perspiration burning
up or removing the fat, and very
little exercise necessary to produce
profuse perspiration.
l believe the above points should
be sufficient to show the overweight
Individual that the warm weather
is a good time in which to start
weight reduction.
@-WNU Service.