be taken from the body tissue, and fat is the first to go, for fat is
virtually dead tissue.

This 4 ounces of fat daily which will be supplied by your body equals in
six months 48 pounds.

There are in America hundreds of thousands of overweight individuals;
not all so much overweight as this, but some considerably more so. If
these individuals will save 1000 calories of food daily by using their
stored fat, think what it would mean at this time.

[Sidenote: _Savings_]

Not only an immense saving of food to be sent to our soldiers and allies
and the starving civilians, and of money which could be used for Liberty
Bonds, the Red Cross, and other war relief work, but a great saving and
a great increase in power; for there is no doubt that by reducing as
slowly and scientifically as I have directed, efficiency and health will
be increased one hundred fold.

If, as illustrated in the third circle, the 1000 calories or less is
eaten and the individual already is underweight, with no excess fat,
then this amount will be taken from the muscles and the more vital
tissues, and the organism will finally succumb. Before this time is
reached there will be a great lowering of resistance, and the individual
will be a prey to the infectious diseases.

It must be remembered that in children the growth of the whole body is
tremendously active, and especially that of the heart and nervous
system.