Show OLD AGE TRACED TO LOW CALCIUM Important Diet Discovery DIsco Is RePorted RePorted Re Re- I Ported At Meeting l of or Scientists Will Revolutionize Ue Diet Theories Children And Mothers Need Calcium Most Moat Discovery that the onset of old age is hastened by food deficient an in calcium was reported to the American Association for the Advancement Advancement Advancement Ad Ad- of Science last Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day at their annual meeting held in Syracuse N. N Y Depression diet faddists unaware unaware unaware un un- un- un aware of this new development risk living off their own bones without any symptoms to warn them that they may be shortening their prime of life The calcium discovery made by Sherman and Boohr of Columbia university was reported by Dr Victor K La tier Mer of Columbia In Ina ina ina a summary of the latest developments developments developments develop develop- ments in diet The strange twinning of calcium calcium calcium cal cal- the bone builder and phosphorus phosphorus phosphorus is involved Both arene in diet for calcium to bs be b useful Furthermore they must be taken in definite proportion a ratio by weight ranging between two parts of calcium to one of phosphorus or equal parts of both Vitamin D or it substitute sunshine sunshine sun Bun shine is essential with them yet cannot be substituted for either one When thus taken these elements not only build bones with calcium but an excess supply of both Is stored in the ends of the bones If the diet is deprived t pr v a elements ele ele- elements ele elements ments Dr La Mer said the body proceeds to withdraw them from its storehouse Not only the excess excess excess ex ex- ex- ex cess but more may be taken out A person begins to live on part of his own skeleton Plenty of milk and vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables said the scientist insure a sufficiency of these minerals Deficiencies Deficiencies Deficiencies De De- De- De can also be made good goodby goodby goodby by adding these elements to the diet in the form of their mineral mineraI salts Deficiencies In skeletal development development development develop develop- ment said Dr La Mer do not necessarily manifest themselves in terms of weight experiments with rats have demonstrated that Inadequate inadequate inadequate In in- adequate calcium may go unrecognized unrecognized unrecognized for a long period Diets which induce more rapid calcification delay the appearance of senescence and prolong the prime of life Ute The calcium and phosphorus requirements of growing ving children are twice the normal requirements of an adult Those of nursing and pregnant mothers are three times the normal requirements of an adult The annual death in the United States from intestinal obstruction obstruction obstruction ob ob- ob- ob could be markedly re reduced reduced reduced re- re by early diagnosis and treatment said Rob Robert rt Elman M.D. M.D. M.D. M. M D. D of Washington university school of St. St Louis He said there was added danger InI in inthis inthis I this illness because of the general gener gener- nl al use of purgatives by the laity for abdominal pains He lie recommended education of the public on this situation |