Show Turnip Beet Tops Rich in Vitamin G GB B By DR MORRIS l FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the tho American Medical Association and of the Health Magazine l You who regularly regularly- throw away your green beet and t turnip tops undoubtedly will vill be bo surprised to learn earn that wel weight hl for wel weight ht they arc are twice as ns rich as as- eggs in on one one valuable vitamin i This is vitamin or G Important Important tant ant in treatment of at pellagra In Inthis Inthis this his serious disease tile the skin skill particularly par- par those parts exposed to the theun sun un becomes red The tongue is soft oft and irritated and anti the bowels loosed In many instances the body becomes extremely thin and even the ic mind ma may be affected Whether deficiency of ot vitamin or G is the only or even the outstanding outstanding out- out standing factor it certainly is regularly associated with pellagra Besides Besides- green tops lops a 1 diet rich in milk meat yeast and egg yolk egg yolk will prevent the appearance of at p pellagra U ll gi gra In n early carly cases it has been well wen es established established es- es a cure may bo bl effected Vitamin G is found in the same to foods ds as vitamin Bl Bi with on one cx- cx That is the white of ot egg which contains s vitamin BI Bl but not vitamIn Incidentally vitamin is not destro destroyed ed edby by heat and ma may be round found in canned foods as well as asIn asin In n fresh ones If If you OU are healthy and nd are eating the essentials of an adequate diet dont don't worry about any ny deficiency of vitamin A shortage of this vitamin will however check the growth of ot children chil- chil dren ren and gradually injure the health of ot a human being at any age ge When it is absent even for tor forny any ny considerable length of of- time lime there are digestive disturbances general weakness and an unhealthy condition of the skin When it is pres present nt the nutrition improves and the person is likely to o have better than average health and nd vitality This doesn't mean however that you ou should take this vitamin in excess excess because there is is' no evidence that lat an oversupply of ot the substance sub sub- stance tance stance will bring about na nary ary y improvement |