Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-08 | Page 6 | You and Your Health

Y You and Y Your By DR DB MORRIS FISHBEIN I 1 1 0 t Editor Journal Journal- of at the American Medical l Association land an and 01 la tho the Health HaIth Magazine I When you cat vegetables bles now you have a wide choice in meeting the demands of ap appetite I decorative appeal food qualities and many other fac factors or When you remember er t that at the the average pe person son used to b be satis atis- satisfied Bath fled fied ie t with potatoes and an an occasional occasional occa occa- green vegetable and that today there is Is su such h a tremendous variety of at vegetable vegetable- ble substances you can see how important it is to have hav J a proper understanding of what the various food substances contain The Tho vegetables you eat cat represent represent sent different portions of the plant from which they come Some are roots of the plant and grow b beneath be beneath be- be neath tho the ground such a as as potatoe pota pota- toe toes O Others ers arc stems of at the plant such as celery and rh rhubarb barb In other instances es the tho leaf is Involved in involved In- In I as I in the case of spinach and lettu lettuce e. e Sometimes Sometimes' the tho flower is Ii eaten as AS cauliflower and To Tomatoes To To- mat matoes es of course ourse lire are the fruit of the plant a and d beans and p peas as represent represent rep rep- rep rep-i resent seeds The Tho vegetable industry try provides rath rather r Inexact reports on consumption consumption consumption tion and total otal value of the products products products prod prod- concerned but figures indicate indicate indi indi- cate that we e eat t about pounds of fresh vegetables per person per year in the tae United States A J great deal of the Increased use of vegetables has depended on the development of ot methods of canning and shipment Thus we learn earn that shipments of ot green peas increased in 32 12 2 years from front to nearly carloads a a. year ear and shipments of ot lettuce from around to carloads carloads car car- loads In the tho period from front 1920 to 1930 There can be no doubt that this increased use of vegetables has been benefi beneficial al to the nutrition and health of the American peo pee pie l Vegetables now are available not only in fresh and canned form but also dried and frozen Moreover the canned vegetables s sare are modified in the tho manner of preparation so that they may be bo served whole or in slices o or finely pulverized as in sieved vegetables for tor Individuals and children Obviously if we are to eat cat these foods with a clear understanding of ot their uses in the di diet t it is important that we have some some knowledge of at what they provide j I when fresh canned cooked or prepared prepared pre pre- pared in other ways In general I however vegetables are used primarily manly marily for their carbohydrate and mineral salts the vitamins and the tho cellulose or fiber that they pro pro- vide Today's Health Question Q What ca causes ses stiff slIt neck and what can an bo lid done donet to reU relieve ve it A. A A sudden stiff neck usually Is due to an inflammation of a muscle o or ligament It frequently follows expose to dampness or cold particularly d during ring sleep Most such conditions improve with application of oC heat or gentle massage A doctor will prescribe remedies that are h helpful in re relieving relieving re- re lieving any pain Other types of ot stiff neck may be bo due to abscesses abscesses ab ab- ab- ab inflammations and infections fleas of a more serious character These Thesa demand nd medical attention