Show a 4 C Doctor t i. i i. i in the l Kitchen by Laurence M M. Hursh MD M.D. Consultant National Dairy Council NUTRITION A LA CARTE e Salt Satt tablets wont won't really help the athlete when he sweats He's Hes 1 already lost a n lot of ot body water I To dissolve the thc salt snIt tablet in his Ills body it takes more water from his blood And before the water can get pet back into his blood stream lies lie's lost still more water per So its it's a n useless pro Just have him drink a n lot lotof lotof of cf water instead The salt that a n person needs he ho can get with his Ills regular food lood S There is no diet that win will pre pro preVent prevent vent arthritis or cure it But Dut good nutrition is an important factor in the successful treatment of ct arthritis You need protein calcium calcium cal cab and other minerals and vitamins vita mins rains all provided by foods Inthe in inthe inthe the four food groups Dietary advice ad vice for lor people with arthritis should come from their phy physicians i clans not hearsay e By eating a good breakfast you'll find it easier casier to control weight You'll be less tempted to fill up Jn mid morning nid-morning morning with poorly chosen snacks macks the kind that arc are high in calories but low in the nutrients you need Breakfast skippers often oCten end up with more calories for lor the day than do breakfast caters sA A good point for everyone to keep in mind is to choose calories calories calor calor- ies by the company they keep The calo calories ics in milk mUk for example keep company with protein c cat caN t- t clum riboflavin and significant amounts of ot many other nutrients The calories in meat and eggs keep company chiefly with protein pro pro- tom tein iron and thiamine S e Beside providing energy carbohydrates carbo carbo- hydrates add enjoyment to our meals because of ot the flavors they offer olTer The Tho sweetness of sugar makes many foods more palatable Then there are arc foods that are sweetened by their own sugars For example young peas and comand corn com cornand cornand and other vegetables are sweeter tasting than older riper plant foods that contain little sugar S Is fat essential in your diet The answer is Yes Some fat is necessary for good nutrition Some fats provide vitamins A D E and K and some are arc important im as sources of essential fatty fat ty acids Fat is a concentrated source of calories The Tho fats fats' you use uso for energy will save other nutrients such as protein for body building and repair S Dont Don't be afraid of an occasional snack for Cor your school pre-school child chUd If Ie food hes he's eating provides essential essential essen nutrients it'll be all right In fact young children can become too tOD hungry from one meal to the next and end overtired so they become be come irritable and unable to eat eatwell eatwell eatwell well when regular mealtime rolls tolls around |