Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-13 | Page 6 | The Truth About Diet

I The Truth About Diet By DR MORRIS MOnnIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical l Association and ond of Hy- Hy gels gela the Health l I Magazine Ono One who lives Jives on a a. diet completely complete complete- ly Iy free tree from vitamin A develops Infections in infections infections In- In principally In the mucous mem membrane rane which lines the tha walls o othe of the breathing area and of ot the In in- in This fact tact caused one ono investigator to call vitamin A the vitamin This was In error be because because because be- be cause people got the idea that the taking of large amounts of vitamin A would prevent colds and similar infections While it is true that a shortage of vitamin A will viiI injure the mucous membrane and m make kc infections more likely it is not true that the taking of large quantities of Df vitamin A will prevent nt infections by the germs which bring about a cold The mechanism by which we re resist resist re re- infection is complicated It concerns th the condition of the blood Much more study is necessary be before be- be tore fore we know exactly how a de de- de of vitamin A Is assocIated with infection The evidence leads leads' to the view that the tho Jik likelihood of Infection is is not as a rule affected by diet nearly nearly nearly near near- ly as much AS it is affected by exposure ex cx- of the tho body to virulent sources of Infection But the ability of the body to tD re resist re re- slat infection can be greatly reduced by a diet that lacks the tho necessary elements clements A most interesting recent discovery ery cry established the fact tact that vitamin vitamin vita vita- min A Is developed from the substance substance sub sub- stance called carot carotene nc which is found particularly in the yellow col- col matter of carrots and butter Carrots and sweet potatoes were found to be rich sources s of vitamin A while white turnips and Irish potatoes furnish but little Now carotene has been developed In the form of crystals and is called pro pro- vitamin A. A Skimmed milk Is deficient in vitamin vita vita- mm min A as compared with whole milk because vitamin A Is fat soluble ble and Is removed with the cream A growing child receiving a quart of Ot milk each day or a pint of milk and third one of an ounce of butter gets all the vitamin A it needs for proper proper development of its body and andor for or its resistance Grownups do not require as many mony units of vitamin A as do children The average grownup who takes from 2000 to calories In his diet requires about the same same number num num- ber jer of units of vitamin A A. A quart of milk provides provides' 1000 units and a teaspoonful of cod liver oil more than 2000 units Anyone who regularly g gets ts milk butter utter eggs fish liver or kidney fruits and leafy green vegetables will have all the vitamin A he n needs eds for Cor purposes of health and growth