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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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Overeating,
however,
is
no
doubt
in
many
cases
due
very
largely
to
the
inadequate
character
of
the
foods
consumed.
I
am
satisfied
that
if
all
our
foods
were
eaten
in
their
natural
condition
and
if
they
perfectly
supplied
the
needs
of
the
body
there
would
be
no
tendency
toward
overeating.
The
great
trouble
is
that
conventional
methods
of
food
preparation
have
such
a
destructive
effect
upon
the
nutritive
value
of
the
foods
in
common
use
that
a
healthy
body
often
craves
large
quantities
of
diverse
foods
in
order
to
get
a
sufficiency
of
certain
elements
which
are
lacking.
The
use
of
white
bread
is
a
case
in
point,
for,
as
stated
in
another
chapter,
the
best
part
of
the
wheat
has
been
eliminated
in
the
process
of
milling.
Furthermore,
to
a
large
extent
the
mineral
salts
are
removed
from
our
vegetables
in
the
process
of
boiling;
that
is
to
say,
when
the
water
in
which
they
were
boiled
is
thrown
away.
The
polishing
of
rice,
the
use
of
white
flour
in
manufacturing
macaroni,
the
refining
of
our
sugar,
and
many
other
processes,
are
directly
responsible
for
the
almost
universal
habit
of
overeating.
Certain
elements
are
taken
out
of
the
food,
the
body
craves
these
elements,
and
in
trying
to
secure
adequate
nourishment,
one
eats
an
excessive
amount
of
the
refined
defective
foods.
CHAPTER
XIII:
What
to
Eat
The
suggestions
offered
in
the
previous
chapter
concerning
the
necessity
for
the
enjoyment
of
food,
give
one
a
fairly
clear
idea
as
to
what
he
should
eat.
In
other
words,
he
should
select
those
foods
that
he
thoroughly
enjoys,
keeping
in
mind
the
necessity
of
using
only
those
that
are
at
least
reasonably
wholesome.
If
you
have
a
large
variety
from
which
to
select,
this
will
be
to
your
advantage,
provided
you
do
not
include
too
many
foods
at
one
meal.
It
is
a
good
plan
to
get
your
variety
from
meal
to
meal
and
from
day
to
day,
but
without
including
too
many
dishes
at
any
one
meal.
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