Corpulence
or CORPULENCY, sive fatness; a state of being loaded as it does, very much on the general exactly the limit beyond which the body can be said to be corpulent, depending, as it does, very much on the general habit and the state of health of the individual. It most commonly takes place after the age of 40, but is not confined to any particular period of life, being found also in childhood and youth. The causes of corpulence are both natural and acquired. There are some persons who have a natural tendency to corpulence; in others it may be induced by modes of life, indolent and sedentary habits, and the use of certain kinds of food. The undue accumulation of fat and incapacitating for exertion. The ing with the vital energies of the body, ing with with the vital energies gies of the body, and incapacitating for exertion. The chances of life are not so great among or violent measures to get rid of corpu- those of a normal condition. All sudden or violent measures to get rid of corpulence are attended with harm. Attention to diet, and the avoidance of such articles as tend to generate fat, together with active exercise, and the among the best means that can be em- counteracting of indolent habits, are among the best means that can be employed.