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Show THE GREEN SHEET including Michigan State, Cornell and the Uni- versity of Guelph Ontario, Canada, have now been published on the damage light does to milk. One study shows: In just 24 hours, milk in transparent plastic containers sitting under fluorescent lights can lose this much riboflavin (vitamin B2): whole milk in low-fa- t milk 10; skim milk 8;As 14. and skim milk you'll see below, low-fa- t lose substantially more of their vitamin A. Thursday, May 22, 1986 eral law requires dairies to add vitamin A back to low-fa- t and skim milk. They fortify" it. Here's the Low-familk is even more susceptible to light t catch. which actually destroys the vitamin A that has been replaced. In fact, in only four hours light can destroy up to 44 of vitamin A in low-fa- t and skim milk that comes in plastic containers. Because Americans are becoming conscious of fat and cholesterol, low-fa- t and skim milk now account for over 50 of milk consumption in many areas of the country. One national study (Market Facts New York, Inc. 1983) documents that 69 of milk remained in stores for at least five was still there ' hours, and 3 after 24 hours. Today, many stores are open Fc the moment children are born they need the nourishment you find in milk. Milk is one of a child's best sources of riboflavin, or vitamin B,. And 24 hours a day, so their lights stay on all day and night. A few supermarkets have recognized the problem with fluorescent lights and have installed light shields. This may protect milks vitamins in the dairy case. But it doesnt protect milk a good source of vitamin A. These are vitamins that help a child grow and stay healthy, have soft skin and bright eyes. In fact, scientists include both vitamins in a list of leader nutrients that play a key role in human nutrition. Paper cartons block out Important Facts About Milk provide nutrients it would take a variety of other foods to pasta, greens and sardines In addition to offering riboflavin (vitamin B ) and vitamin A, milk serves up life giving protein and calcium - two nutrients that light does not damage. But there Added vitamin A loss: Notice that low fat milk in plastic containers loses up to 44 under fluorescent lights in only four hours Riboflavin loss: This shows milk's loss of riboflavin in plastic containers under fluorescent lights. Again, low fat milk loses more Source Protecting Your Milk from Nutrient Loss," by Dr. G F Senyk and Dr W F Shipe, Department of Food Science, Cornell University Recent research by scientists and nutritionists is building up evi dence that adults, especially women, need milks key nutrients as well as children do. Cornell University studies sho.w that young women who exercise need extra riboflavin. Other studies show that women can lessen the risk of osteoporosis, or brittle bones, in e lQ8o Papi' board Pjikagm Cuu'h later life if they drink milk regularly. is a way to make sure that your chi- ldrens milk is better protected: buy it in paper cartons. Paper cartons block almost all harmful light. Paper cartons are printed with inks, and that helps block more light. Scientific tests show that light penetration of transparent plastic milk containers can be up to 35 times greater than with paper cartons. How light hurts milks flavor Milk can supply, like 98 of harmful light Important vitamins plastic containers parent plastic containers? Over 20 independent studies conducted by scientists at major universities, in So more and more people are getting shortchanged on their vitamins in the milk they drink. lost in But did you know that milk can lose some of these important vitamins when you buy it in trans- But paper cartons keep most hai mful light out and moi e vitamins vitamins from other light. Particularly sunlight, which destroys those vitamins even faster. Bigger loss in low-fa- t milk Vitamin A loss can even be worse or is milk. skim When fat skimmed from milk, much of the natural vitamin A is skimmed off with it. So Fed in low-fa- t recent Pennsylvania State University study reports that it "has been realized for some time that milk undergoes flavor deterioration when exposed to light. ." And as every parent knows, if children don't like that off" taste, they'll be less likely to drink milk. Buy your children milk in protective paper cartons. And give them more to the gallon. (Pick up your familys milk in protective A . paper cartons |