Show v a y y yh h tl Doctor Doctorin in the Kitchen Kitchen- I W Wf r f by Laurence Laurenc M M. Hursh MD M.D. x t consultant National Dairy Council Courted I I. I NUTRITION A LA CARTE i e People ask sk me m. about cholesterol choles terol and I tell them thern research has hasa a ton long way to go before we will have answers The question of whether the foods food we eat have anything to do with heart disease has not been settled Meantime i drastic changes in your diet I should not be made without medical med med- ical teal advice Medical research has shown that the great majority of babies in excellent or good condition at birth are babies of mothers whose diets were excellent or good The mothers too enjoyed better health and had fewer complications Von in pregnancy This is why to mothers-to-be should know and practice good nutrition C Is there an overweight or obese t teenager in yo your house At Harvard liar Har vard ani they found that such youngsters young gain weight not because they e e. e eat t more than their thinner schoolmates schoolmates but but because they e exercise ex less They were physically inactive 90 of the time and often ate less food I Phosphorus in tn your diet and milk is a good load source is needed in every living cell Its It's involved in chemical interactions I with protein fats and carbohydrates carbohydrates drates in Ia giving 11 the body energy and essential materials for growth wand 12 w and repair Phosphorus is avail available able in many 10 foods ds especially those rich in protein or or calcium i For dental health eat a bat bal bali bal i ins t anted diet and choose snacks that fj 1 wont won't stick to your teeth Good snacks include milk fresh fruits tl crisp celery or carrot sticks let le tuce or cabbage Also ened ready eat eat cereal You can Call 97 vT r make a delightful snack by dip t U th Uping ping celery ends ends' into softened 70 To cream cheese dip Et o oe e A little safety along with good r. r meals for your family is a good I R idea The kitchen can be one of the most dangerous places in the Ute house if we arent aren't careful Keep n hot things out of the reach of children Also poisons sharp tf J utensils u electric appliances and I i especially hot grease and cooking c 0 coils oils oUSt Anemia Is a I frequent problem I Iamon j among amon women of childbearing age ae rand r rand and teen age teen girls It is caused t H t by inadequate quate Iron reserves in the body and not enough iron in in the j x t diet Good food sources of iron froll include whole grain and enriched t cereal products eggs meat and md c ci i poultry apricots prunes runel and t raisins Mi rr |