WEIGHT CONTROL FALLACIES In the past year I have, for some reason, received several let ters inquiring about the same thing—a column I wrote in 1971 in which I listed common fal lacies concerning weight control. The American Dietetic Associa tion bad collected data on food misinformation that were in wide circulation in the United States. And I published some of the fallacies listed by the association. My correspondents this past The special foods that some year remembered the columns * diets require can be expensive, but wanted the list. This got me But the biggest objection to fad cp Mil Keeper BULK MILK COOLING TANK CYLINDRICAL STAINLESS STEEL INSIDE AND OUT DESIGNED FOR AUTOMATIC SPRAY CLEANING RIGID CONSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN CALIBRATION SIZES FROM 500 TO 1250 GALLON. C. B. HOOBER & SON Titus Burkholder Intercourse, Penna. Doctor in the Kitchen” by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council thinking that it might be a good idea to repeat the list this week. People Go For Fads It certainly is true that the sub ject of weight control is surround ed by fad diets. I would say there is generally better information published now than a few years ago. But still, people seem to go for exotic and “far-out” presenta tions on the subject. MODEL SC CYLINDRICAL STAINLESS STEEL ■ ; 1 For Emergency Service Call 859-1620 Barry Kurtz diets’ are no t sound,-but 'ihait'Vli'ey confuse peo ple and do not lead to the re training of eating habits that usu ally is necessary if a person is to reduce and stay reduced So, to help clear the air, here is a list of statements that are commonly-held fallacies All are false: 1. Obesity is due entirely to heredity. 2. In the experience of some people, all foods turn to fat. 3. Meal-skipping is- a good way to lose weight. 4. You can eat all you want and still lose weight if you take “re ducing pills.” 5. Special low-calorie bread should be used in reducing diets. 6. Toast has fewer calories than bread. 1 7. One must not drink water when trying to lose weight. 8. Candy enriched with vitamins may be eaten when a person is reducing. 9. Washing rice after cooking reduces calories. Gideon Dienner 768-8497 10. Sugar is not as fattening as starch. 11. High-protein foods and fruits have no calories. 12. Gelatin dessert is non fat tening. 13. Milk should not be included in a weight reduction diet. 14. "De-starched” potato chips do not have calories. 15. Meat bums its own calories. 16. Margarine contains fewer calories than butter. 17. For reducing, eat high pro tein foods for a week; then eat anything you want for a week. 18. Grapefruit will reduce a person. Remember the statements are all false, not true. To remove the ugly purple stain often left on plastic counter tops from grocery markings, use a piece of cot ton dipped in rubbing alcohol. ,11 Ph. 768-8231 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1973 + + + 768-8521 Leftovers Tips One way to stay on the right side of your food budget is to make imaginative use of all your food leftovers-or planned overs Try making sandwiches of leftover ground beef mixed with chopped onion and salad dressing on lettuce leaves This mixture also makes excellent open-faced sandwiches. And you can decorate them with pimento or green pepper slivers. And how much do you throw out of your refrigerator that is completely wasted’ Penn State Extension consumer specialists offer an idea to save you money in that area First, if you have odds and ends of cheese, chop them up and serve them on tossed or Chef’s salads for a more nutritious and tasty meal ad dition. And here’s another refrigerator trick. Home economists have found that you use up more of your leftovers if you can see them! So put those leftover chicken parts and hamburgers and chops m a see through wrap. That way you’ll be reminded to use them for lunch And use a clear wrap over bowls of leftover vegetables. Then the next day add them to a salad. Now-take a look at your refrigerator and see savings on every shelf. XXX Bits O’ Business Phase Four will bear down more heavily on profit margins of companies with sales above $lOO million a year than it will on wage rises, according to recent analysis of the new rules.. . .Look for Washington to come down hard on salesmen who sell shoddy or unnecessary safety products to employers anxious to meet Federal safety and health laws. 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