is concentrated food, (he latter is four-fifths (or even
more) water. Again/ a pound of gram cr nuts may
constitute overeating, while the same quantity of
wheat, rice or rnaize may not. This is because,
grams or nuts are richer than cereals—richer in the
sense that they contain more of protein or fat
or both; proteins arid fats are difficult to digest.
4. Overeating will lead to a feeling of
discomfort in the stomach. This feeling may rise
immediately after the meal and disappear after about
an hour/ or it may rise immediately after the meal and
continue for some hours/ or it may rise only about
an hour after the meal and continue for a long time.
In the first case only an adjustment of the bulk of
the meal is needed. The second case needs an
adjustment of the bulk/ quality and combination of
foods. The third case needs a setting right of the
quality and combination of foods.
Just a word here about expectant mothers. The
popular motion is that they need to eat for two/ or
at least that they should eat much more than others.
That is a mistaken idea. Actually/ only a very small
fraction of what she eats goes to nourish the baby.
She does not nee'd more food/ but better food. In
fact, it is during this period that she should take
greater care of her digestion, The womb is situated
between the urinary bladder and the rectum, and
any stagnation in the bowels will cause an undue
pressure in the womb. The child in the womb is
a sacred trust and it is an unpardonable crime to
spoil the chances of that innocent babe by over-
indulgence in ea;ing at this period. Most people
think that a baby which is plump at the time of birth
is the normal one. Animals living free in Nature
give birth to young ones which are almost
skin and bone* *