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What Is Desirable Weight? 3
Overweight and Its Dangers 5
What Makes a Person Fat? 5
Why Do People Overeat? 6
How to Lose Weight 7
The Body’s Need for Food 8
The Body’s Need for Exercise 11
What About Short Cuts? 12
How Many Calories? 13
On Keeping a Record 19
Special Problems 19
Underweight and Its Dangers 22
What Causes Underweight? 22
How to Gain Weight 23
Adding Extra Calories 24
Saving Energy 24
Calorie Tables 25
Edition of January 1953
COPYRIGHT 1950, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.