The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-01
Doctor Says
APPETITE BETTER
AFTER SHORT NAP
BY WILLIAM A. o'BRIEN, M. %.

bI WILLIAM "A. y DHNAE1>, w. ~
Appetite is desire based on the
appearance, odor, taste, or mem,
DRY of food. Hunger is a painful
sensation caused by contraction Of
the muscles of an empty stomach.
Hunger pains in a nervous person
who has lost his appetite may MIN
ic stomach trouble.
Appetite is stimulated by pleas
ant surroundings, good table serv4
ice, agreeable companions, and re-
Taxation. A thin person who has
lost his appetite may regain it BY
taking a rest before meals. A Is.
10 Commute nap is the best ''stom.
ach medicine" for the underweiqbt.
Food that appeals to one person
may not attract another, due to the
differences of the two in race.
training, or experience. Some foods
seem to be liked by all races, but
as a general rule the foods wa
learned to enjoy as children are
the ones We like best.
Adults exert a powerful infl,-
ence in helping their children to
form food habits. Thoughtful PAL.
ents do not exhibit food dislikes
in front of their children, for by
SO doing they might make it diff
cult for the children to make adj
justments later, when the foods
they like are not available.
Investigations of men and wom-
en- in the armed forces revealed
that many of their food dislikes
were directly related to their CHILD
hood training.
Poor appetite may lead to NAL
nutrition. The cause of a poor
appetite may be fear, worry, ex-
cessive fatigue, smoking, or a neg
alive attitude toward life.
retrospective persons often be-
ON so concerned about their
Stomachs that they are afraid to
eat. If distress follows the eating
of a certain food, they believe
that the food caused the distress,
although the opposite may have
been true.
Worry will also destroy appe-
tite. Both fear and worry have a
depressing direct effect upon the
muscles of the stomach and the
secretion of the digestive juices.
Excessive smoking usually de-
presses the appetite, and many
ex-smokers report a gain in weight
after discoAtinuing the practice.
Such a gain is more apt to occur
in those who have a tendency 10
be overweight than it is among
the underweight.
A negative attitude toward life
is the usual cause of a woman's
losing her desire for food while in
her teens or early tWenties. The
incident which causes the loss Of
appetite may have been some slight
unfortunate love affair or frus-
trated ambition.
To gain weight, one should eai
concentrated foods of high caloric
values, while those who are over.
weight should consume foods OF
low caloric value, such as veee-
tables and fruits which are filling.
Food which satisfies the nutri-
tlonal needs of the body may not
be satisfactory to the appetite.
The addition of fat, sugar, spices,
and condiments helps to make food
more a%ppetiZine.
Young children can be fed prop-
erly seasoned foods without harm
ing digestive organs. This "a
tice will help them to form a
taste for all kinds of food. A
youngster who is kept on a child's
diet too long often retains infaatile
attitudes toward food in adult life
QUESTION: Is there any drug
which will get rid of the accummu-
lation of mucus in asthma?
ANSWER: Yes. Attacks Of as
tama start with an accumulation
OF thick mucus in the bronchi and
a spasm of the bronchioles (small
bronchi) obstructing breathing Re-
lief is obtained when these thick
plugs loosen up and are expect
GRATED. Medical treatment of as
thma aims at getting rid of both
mucuS and spasm.
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