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Show Doctor in the Kitchen by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council ; A TRUE OR FALSE TEST When I was young, true or false tests always intrigued me. They were fun and I expect they still are. So today we are presenting a true or false test on nutrition. Let's see how you do. Statement True Falsa 1. Even when you are trying to lose weight you 1 I I I need some fat in your meals. It's essential. 2. On an equal weight basis, fats contain about I I 1 I I twice the calories of protein or carbohydrates. ; ! 3. Protein builds and repairs all tissues. Q r ! j 4. Protein should not be used up for energy. I I I-1 , S Fats and carbohydrates are quicker and cheap- i er sources of energy. j 5. After bones and teeth stop growing, calcium PI T j is no longer needed by adults. j 6. Milk and other dairy foods are our chief 1 I 1 I J source of dietary calcium and have the added ! advantage of containing phosphorous in the I ; same biological relationship to calcium as in . i the growing skeleton. ; ! 7. You need vitamin pills regularly because the V PI ; American food supply is deficient. ; j 8. Five pounds of milk are required to make I I jJ ' ! one pound of cheese. -, j 9. Of the four food groups, the most important I I 1 I ' for protein is the meat-fish-poultry-egg- cheese group. 1 1 10. Fruits and vegetables are important for rj fj ; j vitamins and some are good sources of iron. 11. B-vitamins, iron, and some protein are promi- I nent values in enriched breads and cereals. When bread is made with milk, you get milk's values too. 12. Eating 5 meals a day instead of 3 will harm I I J 1 ! you. ! 13. There's no harm in crash diets or taking I 1 1 I i weight off and putting it on as often as you 11 j like. ' i 14. Snacks are a bad habit and should always be I PI j avoided. I 15. Calcium deficiency may be the basic cause, rj j especially for older people, o losing their i teeth. . ! 16. Vitamins were discovered during the Civil ( I I I War. . : 17. Certain foods enhance fertility in women and r V virility in men. j 18. Milk and meat are sources of superior protein. J J j J.-81 '-i'll (Z16t "! p3J303!ip SDM y uiuidA xSl 'd"M wJoq 3q djaqi 'aso.j-i iS03W y oBjn ssjiijomno atuos 'asiDj-jj U"U I.-01 U"6 fspunod uaj saijof )! '!FJ-8 '-i'L '1-9 !6o 0 D pspssy s,i 'aspj-S 'IrY 'IS L'l |