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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.
THE WORLD
OF
SLIMMING DANGERS.
Women Whose Health is Being Undermined.
The consulting rooms of many doctors, particularly in the West End of London, are visited by num- bern of young women whose lacas is due to their efforts at slimming.
This was revealed fn n lecture given recently at the Institute of Hygiene, London, by Dr. Gerald Slot, who spoke of the dangers of injudicious allmming.
In the course of his address Dr. Slot said:-
"The amount of misery that is associated with a slight advance in weight or a stationary figure- only those who have to deal withi thear cases van realise, but it is no exaggeration to say that It cnunca real mental anguish.
"These Indies fast, or live, on one or other of the diets auggested by the beauty expert, take drugs, and eventually Innd themselves in- to a state of health which needs two or three months' treatment to re- lieve.
"Slimming I the fashion, and. every drawing-room reception con- tains one or more people who know exactly "My dear, how you can logo so many pounda/
40 Pills A Day
“I know of a young woman who has been ill for ʼn number of years. Her husband, a medical man was puzzled to know the cause of her lue. He took her to consultant after consultant. All wore baffled. "She became so weak and tired that she was unable to move. Her
Full stiffened sleeves that are puffed up with charm are the most interesting feature of this dinner or evening
of
dull gown
red Krape velvet. The wide neckline Is adorned with two jewelled clips, the dress is fitted into a wide belt effect at the waist, and the velvet moulds the budy over the hips.
WOMEN
Kid opera pumps change their character to match up with various costumes this autumn. (Left) To accompany a smart black crepe frock, with new sleeves and a chic white cotton crocheted bib, a black kid opera pump remains classic, with only a small glittering ornament at its throat. (Right) For a suit of brown tweed 'with white blouse with brown ribbon trim, a pair of brown kid pumps has tailored stitching, in criss-cross design at the heel and toe.
legs swelled; her colour changed and her heart action became unghtls- Cactory. Eventually she developed a peculiar pigmentation which is known to be caused by silver.
"It was then found that she was taking 30 to 40 pills a day. This is perhaps an extreme case, but it
Lunch-Braised sweetbreads and mushrooms; orange and grape salad; pineapple: sherbet.
Dinner Tomato bouillon; baked hallbut; parsley; potato; spinach; snow pudding; coffee.
Two other diet schemes (800 calories) were quoted:--
is in minor degrees not without Breakfast Grape fruit juice, parallel."
prunes, little butter, coffee; apple To lose weight scientically, asauce (3 apoonfuls), half alice dlet must be constructed on certain toust. coffee, skim milk (one principles. The minimum protein glass.) requirement for a woman of 120 Ib, was 2 oz.
Low caloric dieta had been found to be well borne.
Sample Dict
"Let me give you a sample dict," said Dr. Slot, "and you will see that it is not so disagreeable.
Breakfast-1 egg, 1 oz bread. Lunch-1 egg, 4 uz. vegetables. Dinner-1 cup bouillon, 3 oz, lean
meat, 4 oz. vegetables.
The vegetables may be cucumbers, spinach, asparagus, endive, celery. mushrooms, tomatoes, Brussela sprouts, Watercress, cauliflower, radishes, cabbages, or onions.
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A stout woman weighing 15% st. who was given this diet was duced by 3% at, in four months.
"Bread must be weighed before toasting. Eggs can be boiled poached. Meat enn be boiled roasted. No fried foods should be enten and noward or butter used in enoking. Vegetables should cooked without milk or oil and no dressing allowed.
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"In addition, a teaspoonful of bi-cabonate of soda, should taken in flaid twice aday prevent acidosis.
"Fluids can be taken ad lib., but all sweet and alcoholic drinks must be avoided."
Other Diet Schemes Another dlet scheme was follows:-
Luncheon-Vegetable soup, lean roast beef, bean or beetroot, tomato anlad, baked apple, coffee,
Ten-Pineapple and cottage chouse salad, lettuce, rhubarb, akim milk.
Supper-Omelett or jelly, freali oliced asparagus, fruit salad, peaches, skim milk, broiled fish, spinach, baked tomato, radish and green onion apricots.
"And when we get by enny stages. to a 1200 caloric diet," he added, we have quite satisfactory meals,"
Breakfast Orange juice, scram- bled egg, one slice bread, small pat butter, coffee,
Luncheon-One slice bolled beef, three tablespoonsful cabbage, three tablesponsful turnips, three table- spoonsful carrots, three fresh figs, half-slice bread, one glass akim milk.
SupperCottage cheese, arţi- choke, tomato, bread, fresh fruit.
COLOUR FOR THE TABLE
Designs that are covering tho entire dish are replacing the old conventional patterns that used Bands na a decorativa feature. Coloured pottery is popolar and adde agay tanch to a table. Creen plates and cups and snucers are coal and
ns restful while of subdued yet glowing red or orange will start the day Breakfast Orange Juice; peach-right if used at an autumn breakfast ed egg on tonst, little butter; coffee,
table.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
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9 Chairman of the Scottish Bencl.
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12 This horse in of a sturdy build.
13 How a German regards Vienna, 16 Daunted. (Anag.).
17 Most excellent na a clue.
18 Thus eggs ɔnny be taken in the
right spirit.
21 Frisky
23 Thus did I celebrate
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victory of long ago (hidden). ·
24 Animals well
travel by water.
25 A mere nobly,
28 Disseminate.
equipped for
29 What animal reminds one of
military nlanœuvres?
30 You must think of something that unlikely to hoppen.
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2 Belonging to the North Country. 3 Bath water that is always run-
ning.
4 The sailor, though perched on a garden structure, is quite down- cast,
Glves.
Admit and justify with on oath.
7 This
On Top of the World!
producca emotion: the
reason is evident.
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8 The car requires it as much an
It requires the car.
10 Painful anxiety is Implied on
this.
14 A-pen-and more than a mere
pen. Sec.
15 A Paris award.
10 Grandma slightly put out.
20 Windon in a few words..
21 Mark Twain's favourite smoke.
22 It akims the surface of the water
whon hard.
26 Two of a kind.
27 The burden of a nursery rhyma.
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