THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1060.
PRACTICAL
HOMECRAFT
Revealed: the world's Maureen Owen pays a
1995
CALORIES EATEN PER HEAD A DAY
Eire
3,500
New Zealand
3,430
Denmark
3,350
Britain
3,260
Australia
3,200
Switzerland
3,180
Canada
3,110
U.S.A.
3,100
Argentine
3,100
Norway
3,000
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
I
22.
BIG
eaters
TOLD with the sim-
ple vividness. of a Michael Rand graph, a fact that was revealed recently: the world's top trenchermen are
No, not the greang-tabled Americans. Not the butter- burdoned New Zealanders: not the chocolate-cream Swiss. But
the Irish.
Between all that talking they push down 3,300 calories a day, according to a United Nations survey. That puts them top of the world's tucking-in league, Brliala comes fourth with 3,200 a day: the Americans eighth with only 3,100.
Don't be deceived, however. High calorie diets are not neces- sarily the best, or the must enjoyable, A lamb chop about 100-rates lower than two slices of brend--75 a slee.
The hungriest people listed by UNO are those of India, with 1,800 calories a day-jusi over half the Irishman's,
How many do you need? It depends on your size, sex, age, and how hard
you work. A Aypist probably, needs, about 2,500 a growing youngster 4.009; a coal miner up to 6,000.
--(London Express Service),
visit to England's
most expensive school
WHAT DO
·
YOU GET
FOR £700 A YEAR?
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