Food In Relation to Age.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1568, 28 November 1885, Page 4

Food In Relation to Age.

Sir Henry Thompson, m a very recent article on " Diet m Relation to Age and Activity," avows that lie has been for some years compelled by facts which are constantly coming before him to accept the conclusion that* mora mischief m the form of actual disease of impaired vigor, and of shortened life accrues to the civilised man," so far as „he has observed m our own country, and throughout "Western and Central Europe, " rroni erroneous habits m eating, than from the haMtual use of alcoholic drink ; " considerable |as he knows <he evil of that to be. He is not even sure that the moral injuries may not be similarly greater also. "He believes that more than one half of the disease which embitters the middle and latter part of life among; the middle and upper classes of the population is due to avoidable errors, of diet." Sir Henry does not propose an exclusion of animal food from oui\diet, although he manifestly thinks that much more of it is eaten then comports with the health, especially of people who have arrived at mid life. The young and constitutionally strong, who live apt active life, may partake of that, and of nearly an/ thing they ehooßft, with at least temporary impunity. But the middle aged and the old should, under all cvicuni stance?!, use it with caution and moderation. He, therefore, indicates many of the worst evils and dangers which arise from over eating, or frorja the use of unsuitable food?, affirming the doctrine that less nutriment musi be taken m proportion as age advances, or rather as activity diminishes, or the individual "will suffer,