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Houston Goudiss Describes the Role of PhosphorusIn Phosphorus In Nutrition ; Tells Where to Obtain This Mineral MineralBy By C HOUSTON IIOUSTON GOUDISS GOUDISSB GOUDISSIIERE B 1 "IICRE IICRE " II IIERE [ RE a are re at least 11 different mineral salts which are arecssentril arecssentnl cssentril 's s ( ' < ; entnl to the structure or functioning functIonmg of the human humanbody humanbody humanbody body But of these ' , only four-calcium four calcium four - calcium , phosphorus , iron ironand ironand ironand and iodme-reqUlre iodme reqUlre iodine-require iodine require iodine - require the careful consideration of the home- home homemaker homemaker home-maker home maker - - - maker That is because a diet which furnishes furmshes adequate adequateamounts adequateamounts adequateamounts amounts of these four will automatically provide the others othersBut othersBut othersBut But when the diet is deficient in anv one of these four min min- - eral erals orals < ; ( disastrous hs l < < ; trous consequences consequencesmay consequencesmay may resultit result It / ( is therefore therf'forp therfforp ' of the fhe utmost utmost.mportanc utmostimportance utmostimportance .mportanc mportanc importance . ( ' that every homemakf'r homemaker homemak f'r fr er ' r should IJhould know something 1J0metlung of offlu ofthug ofthur flu thug Jr functions functHm , , . andwhat and what foodJ foods foodJJU"T foodssupply foodssupply ! JU"T JUT supply ! " ly them fhem In this thu article arhcle weshall we weshall weshall shall dwlspecifically dialspecifically fhal dwl dial specificallyIHth specificallyuith specifically utth IHth uith phoJ phos phoJP'IOrU phosphorits phosphorus phosphorusVersatile ! P'IOr/U P'IOr PIOr U phorits ' / phoritsVersatile Versatile Versatllc Phosphorus I'hosphorus Ihosphorus PhosphorusIt I'hosphorusIt ' It his h'lS hlS has ' been said that if the lhe blOgraphles biographies biog blOg biographics raphics raphles raphies of the elements could be bewritten bewritten bewritten written tliat that of ofphosphorus ofphosphorus ofphosphorus phosphorus would wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe be the most inter interesting intereating interestingofall esting eating of all That Is Isbecause isbecause Isbecause because there are are14 14 different ways inwhich in inwhich inwhich C compoundsC which compounds compoundsof compoundsF F of phosphorus may mayfunction mayfunction mayfunction function in U1e the U1ebody thebody thebody body In fact it Is Isdoubtful isdoubtful * s oths doubtful 11any ifany if 11 any other other oth | er inorganic inorgamc ele- ele element element ele element - - ment enters into intosuch intosuch intosuch such a diversity ofcompound ofcompounds of ofcompounds compounds compound or plays an important part so many functIOnsThis functionsThis This mineral is Indispensable lor for lorall forall forall all the active tissues of the body bodyand bodyand bodyand and likewise helps In reguatlngthe regulatingthe regulating reguatlng ] ; the neutrality of the blood It Is Isfound isfound Isfound found abundantly in nerve tissueNeeded tissue tissueNeeded Needed for Teeth and Bones Dones BonesIts BonesIts Its most ' significant lgmficant ! role how however however however ever is to team with caclUm calcium ] in inglvmg ingiving ingiving glvmg giving rigidity to the bones and andteeth andteeth andteeth teeth Approximately 90 per cent centof centof centof of the total phosphorus of the thebody thebody thebody body and < } 0) 0 9) 9 ) per rent cent of the ea cal calciurn calclurn ] CIUIU ciurn are fund f und and in the bones and andl'eth andteeth andteeth andteethBoth l'eth leth teeth ( ' l'ethnoth teethIlolh Both noth Ilolh these minerals are requIred requiredin In generous gent"rous gentrous " amounts . , , but almost almosttwice almosttwice almosttwice twice a ai as " much "Iuch Iuch phosphorus as cal calclUm calciurn calclum clUm ciurn should ohould ; be he supplied every everyday everyday everyday day MI Mieover M cover ieover i children shouJd should shouJdhave shouldhave shouldhave have ibuut Ibout about c ( < 1 ( ie ' in 111 lone 1 I one t I 1 alf aIr tImesliS timesas times timess liS as s inii 11111 mu li h f 11 I Si s < ; 1 [ horus as adults to tolIH"pt tomeet tomeet lIH"pt lIHpt meet " tt 11 tl e ruI rcq ru/ ru / i i re rc mf'nt mfnt ments ' < ; fc f I ( ( r growthTt growthTI growth growthTt Tt TI e must 111u muscles < ; lle les " mdS ands ind md and s < ( ft tlSSl tissc tissie'3need tissie3need e'l el es e'lneed esneed ' ' need i [ ! he h < ( "II II Sl s " [ t I fU ) ) irus rus < ; as will wdl well wdlas wellas as the theI 1 ns nes 1l ! ( _ < ; and in the dietary dICtary of the thed thecl thecl d cl ild lid tt U ti ey must rnuqt < ; share ha re with the theL thebe thel L be ) ( DOS nes ne < ; tl tI tt e pho phos ( ! ! t I rus tt tI 11 at is pro prov prov v led t I y tt U tl e p o f d IIei lIel Hcr ce cc theJ,1nler theht tlie the tlieunter J,1nler J1nler ht . , , unter ( ater lH'cl lHcl nee ' 1 I fir fr f ) r tins this n II II it ircral era oral ] dur duri I K g cti ch Idt Idl ldl ldlc c ( < i J Pho Phosphorus < ; phoru < ; ind uuf 111(1 1111 ( HI Rickets HIkcts RicketsIf -kcts kcts < - If a child cll1ld s " diet du't dut ' is rs deficient deficlt'nt deficltnt ' In InpllOJhorus inphosphorus inphosphorus pllOJhorus phosphorus " ! or calcium or if condltwn condilions con conlitions litions dltwn dilions < . , are not favorable for their theirIJrOIJe theirproper theirproper IJrOIJe proper r a absorption boorptlOn ; rickets will oc occur occur occur cur 1111 Ilns llus " devastating deva'ltatlng devaltatlng ' nutrltlona nutritional nutritionaldisease nutritionaldisease ] l1eae disease ( . , . , may rnay result reult . , m In deformities deformitiesof of ttie the chest cheot ; and pelvic bone bones ' ! asell as'sell as aswell well \\ell ell 'sell sell 'sellas \ ' ella'l as a'l al ' the more familiar bow bowlegs bowlegs bowlegs legs and knock kno'k knok ( ' kilN kneesInv knees kneesInvest ' " Invlll- Invlll InvlllIS Inv Invest ! st . , i - , it at ! is tIve Iive t I IVL Ive " ' si 1 er PI em t l11any many l11anyye manyye manyye ye irs ir 11 it d sel s vei \el el Lei \ f ! - . t I 1 w to pre prevent prevent prevent vent ai m at Icwe Icure i cuie cwe cure tt tI t1 t1s s . , 1 I ! . , se e i e whIch whIchIns which1 whicht Ins t as n IT i a , Ie le 1 1 fc fL ft n 1 ist isc ' > ( r ( i JIlL it Ii If , for so soIn soin soin In my lny ( ct cl t it 11 rl It Ii her Itel el em an an Ill ! t I win wIll h lias has far farreellI farreacl farreict reacl reellI , n ii b ( , efTttts effects efTt ( t < ; tl U ti it carryover carryoverInto carry over overinto overinto Into liter 1 I l iter It"r Itr " life I- I l F ' Ir Fr - r exan exam lIe i ( Ie le adults adultswho adultswho adultswho who l.lve llve tave 1 t . tive ave b w Iqs Ich It , s c lr ( .rap rap . r a p geon geonbre geonbreast geonb bre breast e ' < ; st t a as < ; a result of ( itildhoodrickets Illdhood ildhood Illdhoodnckeh I ildhoodrrcket5 nckeh rrcket5 an arc Ilw > lw iys f'lfonscIOUS self-conscious self conscious selfconsciousbecause < ; self-consciousbecause self consciousbecause f'lf- f'lf flf ' - < , - - onscIOUS onscIOUSbeulU beulU because < ; e of tt U eir elr err defects And AndI1H Andme Andm I1H me < tl 11 U erhoo IIII 1 I in III ly IY be far more diffi dlfTI drill , i p cult tor for young women whose pel pelvic pelvic pelvie vic bones were deformed by rick rickets ricketa rickets ets eta in m their early yearsA yearsA years yearsA A Low Phosphorus Diet DietIt DietIt DietIt It Itwas was found tound that rickets TIckets may maybe maybe maybe be associated witha with a low phosphor phosphor- phosphorus - : us diet , even when the calcium calciumcontent calciumcontent calciumcontent content is high And Investigations Investigationsalso Investigationsalso also determined that there is a . aseasonal aseasonal seasonal tide of blood phosphorus phosphoruswhIch phosphoruswhich phosphoruswhich whIch whIchcorresponds corresponds to the amount amountof amountof of available avaUable sunlight Tills This led to tothe tothe tothe the realization reaHzatwn that sunJight- sunJight sunlight-- sunlight sunJightwhich sunlightwhich sunlight sunlightwhich - - - which we now know help helps " the body bodyto bodyto bodyto to manufacture vitamin vltdmm D-1S D 1S D-is is D1Sclosely Disclosely - D - isclosely closely related to the proper utI- utI utIJJzation utilization uti utilization - - lization JJzation of phosphorus And today todayIt todayt It ( Is la well established estabUshed that rickets ricketscan ricketscan ricketscan can be prevented or cured , by a . adiet adiet diet containing contalnlnlr liberal amounts ofphosphorus ofphosphorus of | phosphorus , calcium and vitamin vitamin.D vitaminD . D Vitamin Vltamm D can be obtamed obtained obtamedfrom obtainedfrom obtainedfrom from direct sunshii sunshu e a but where wherethIs wherethis wherethis thIs isnot is not available in adequate adequateamounts adequateamounts adequateamounts amounts , cod liver I1ver oil IrradIated IrradIatedfoods irradiatedfoods irradiatedfoods foods or those ' fortifn lortlf forlifrr l i with a avitamm avitamin avitamin vitamm vitamin D concentrate will upply supply supplythis < ; supplythis upplythIs thIs necessary necessary substince substance sub < ; t , nce Make Use of ' ; Sunlight unlIg-ht unlIg ht SunlightAs unlIghtAs - As we approacli approach tt tI e f a " ' s . , , l e < - 1 is rS < ; n when whenthe whenthe whenthe the greatest amount t ( f sunshineis sunsluneIs sunslune sunshine Is available availabe ] homemnkers homemakerq homemakers should shouldsee shouldsee shouldsee see to it that nc nr n ( t only the chll chil chlldren children children dren , but every men menr ber of the thefamlJy thefamily thefamily famlJy family spend as mu mtic < ( h time as aspossible aspossible aspossible possible m 111 in the sunligt sunltgt sunhgi t Fhis fhls Phis wIll wIllhelp willhelp willhelp help to promote the ille pr per Jper ) utJhza utiliza utJhzatlon utilization utilization tlon tion of pho phosphorus < ; phorus ar al at d calcIUm calcIUmAnd calciumAnd calciumAnd And both bolh teeth and 1 I c < ( nes lies mica wHl will wHlbenefit willbenefit willbenefit benefit , as weiJd wellas well weiJ d as < ; tl ti e a I"cneral Icneral keneral I"cneralhealth keneralhealth " generalhealth generalhealthWhere health healthWhere Where to Find rand Ihophorus Phosphorus IhophorusEvery PhosphorusEvery PhosphorusEvery ) . , Every homormker homfWnker liomecnaker , < , st ,1 1 sf uldae uldac uld ae ac aequamt acquaint acquaint quamt quaint herselfwIth herself with the fods f ods that thatsupply thatsupply thatsupply supply phosphorus mo most < ; t abundant abundant- abundantly abundanty - - ] ly y , so ao that she will be prci prPI prei ared dred to tomclude toinclude toinclude mclude include this mineral mmerdl in tlie the diet dietevery dietevery dietevery every day FKK Fglr Fgg yolk and dried driedbeans driedbeans driedbeans beans are both valuable sources sourcesof sourcesof sourcesof of phosphorus phosphoru So O are whole graIn graIncereals graincereals graincereals cereals and lean meats meat ' ! In fact factcereals , , cereals and meats ha have ve this in incommonboth incommonboth incommon common-both common both commonbothare - - both are rich rl'h rlh ( ' m In phos phosphorus phosphorus phosphorus phorus and deficient in calcium calciumWhole calciumWhole calciumWhole Whole grain breads are hkewise likewise hkewiseimportant likewiseimportant likewiseimportant important for their IJho'iphorus IJhoiphorus phosphorus IJho'iphoruscontent phosphoruscontent phosphoruscontent ' content And on a percentage perct"ntage perctntage " ba baSIS basis basis SIS cheese ranks very high 111gh as acarrier acarrier a carrier of Uus thus nllnt'ral nllntral mineral ' i C cos co , also al"o alo " cc untl c ( nt rot i > s < ; I > l 1 J II-P II P i i l - , e i ( ! er ercent1E ercentaie ercenta cent1/E cent1 E centaie ! / . , , e " though thollh thouih ! . , , it Jt i T r tiE t 1 1e e " ie- ie iemembered i [ e- e - emembered e-membered e membered - - membered tt ti tIt it at , , ns as , I i 1 1c I 1 (11y 11y (11ysmall c ( ( ily ilysmall ilysmall small qu int 1111 nit t I t e cs es < ; c ( flIe flit f lIe lit mensumed c n nsumed umed sumed umedat sumedat < ; at one t tie tIC i e M \ 1\111 1 111 11 ii y ni nl nt t is isincluding tsincluding < ; mcludll1g including aln al n i r d ds . , , 1 i t i ( Jl its < ; pc pe peC pcL pec L C ins and wlnu wilnuts walnuts , ! < ; fI f I i li h s 'i i ' gl1lf gnrfi gnrficant gniflcunt cant an air o 0 mt ints < ; Ar AI i tl t ! s s > ITlIneral mineral mineralis ITlIneralIS IS fUI fur f ur UI d in dr " ed "d d cal fr ts is t < ; : ' buch 'ULII ULII such as asral asrays asrais ral rays < ; ns figs and pr r i ! ( ' es < ; ind md and In InII inrr inn II rr uch ueh srmllcr sTnlIer smaller , qu 111 i ) it t t c ( s " in vele- vele veie- veie veiet velet vce-t vce t , ( , , - - - t iblcs 1bJlS ibles such a as sp n me nu C h c-iiiliflower c iiiliflower e'lIllflower caubflower e'lIllflow elIllflow caubflow ' - er string stnng beans bean < ; carr Ldrr ts is md IIld ind brus brussels brussels brussels sels sproutsMilk sprouts sprout sproutsMilk < ; Milk supplies phos phosi pho ' > tl tlru ; 1 ) 1rus ru rus < ; though thoughnot thoughnot thoughnot not in 1n such sULh generous generou < ; an ounts aunts as ascaJclUm ascalcium ascalcium caJclUm calcium However HowE"ver " if you follow followthe followthe followthe the rule of a quart of milk Imlk dalY daily dalYfor dailyfor dallyfor ] for every child chJid chJidand childand and a pint for each eachadult eachadult eachadult adult you will contribute conlnbule mater materi materially matenally ! ally to the pi pt osphorus o"phoru ophoru " and eal cal ealClum calGum calclum Clum Gum content of tlie the d eti etCi et C Ci- Ci > - CiWNU ) - - WNU WNUC -C C L - - Houston Goudlsa Goudls5 1939-64 1939 64 193964 1939 -64 64 - - - ( |
