The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 4 (July 1, 1939)
Slimming
Slimming.
Drastic slimming brings in its train major and minor disasters.
The body loses its power of resistance to illness, and breaks down under any additional strain. As the body is under-nourished, it usually takes a long time to fight the disease. Drastic slimming is therefore responsible for much suffering.