The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-07-30

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- overweight. It usu-
DR.. Barton ally comes On with
the ease and con-
tentment of middle life. "
The second class is the endogen.
u Cen" within, and "gen'' mean
ing "beginning,"-beginning within
the body), which results from some
gland disturbance or deficiency with
in the body. The glands at fault are
the thyroid in the neck, pituitary
lying on the floor of the skull, and
the generative glands. Each gland
has its own type of overweight but
sometimes the overweight may be
due to a deficiency in two or more
Of these glands.
When the thyroid gland in the
neck is not manufacturing enough
juice there is an increase of weight
in all parts of the body. It is six
times as frequent in women as it
is in men. 1.-THE onset may occur
with mental dullness, impaired
memory, and obscure pains in the
legs. As a result of this thyroid
gland deficiency there follows an
increase in the bulk of the body,
with a firm inelastic swelling Of the
skin which does not pit IN pres
Sure."
Skin Becomes Rough.
The skin becomes dry and rough
and wrinkles in the face smooth
out leaving a childish or vacant
expression. The mentality, speech
and bodily movements become slug
gish. Constipation is usually present
and the. rate at which the body
processes work may be from 20 to
40 per cent below normal. Eset
In deficiency Of the pituitary gland
lying on the floor of the skull there
is sometimes a family tendency not
ed, and it occurs as often in males
as in females. It usually begins in
the very early teens just before
puberty-the age at which girls and
boys are entering into manhood and
womanhood. Attention to this condi-
ton is first given because Of the
great amount Of starch and sweet
foods these youngsters can eat with
out having any disturbance in the
stomach or intestine. They have a
great craving for sweets and pas
tries. That these youngsters are go
ing to be plump or chunky is evil
dent even at this age. Fortunately
the mental ability remains normal
and there is no lack of alertness.
An X-ray of the skull may show
changes in the gland itself or the
structures about it. Late in the dis
ease there may be eye trouble, blind
ness, headache or vomiting.
In this type of overweight there
is a great increase of fat in the
shoulders, breasts, abdomen and
hips, while the forearms and lower
legs are slender and hands and feet
usually small.
In the generative or sex gland
type of overweight, there is in the
male Wilderness Of the hips with
also a great deposit Of fat there.
There is increased fat deposits UNI
der the skin Of the chest, the alb
domen and the hips.
Depends on Glands.
In the female there is lack OF
breast development and irregularity
Of the monthly periods.
When more than one gland is al
! fault such as the thyroid and the
pituitary, or the pituitary and the
sex glands, the symptoms will Of
course depend upon the glands in
volved.
In the treatment Of overweight,
as more than nine Of every ten
overweights got that way from over.
eating, cutting down IN the food
intake is the chief method Of treat.
ment If these individuals are tc
escape the dangers due to over.
weight-heart, kidney, and blood.
vessel ailments. However, in addi.
ton to cutting down on the food in,
take these gland" types Of over.
weight need to take the specia,
Gland extracts under the supervision
81 a physician.
"Thus restricting the food or en-
ergy intake to less than the re
quirements Of the body, and in
creasing the energy requirement.
BY exercise, the reserve energy de
pots Of the body (where fat ha,
greatly accumulated) r used t
supply the required energy that i
lacking in the food; thus, demand
are made upon the fat depots Of tn,
body. and 30 the tat is consumed
II would be well therefore Il. yov
think you are not the common
variety Of overweight (due to over
eating and underexercising) to con
suit your family physician who b.
examination, metabolism and X-ra,
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