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Show Fathers Influence Eating Habits of Most Families Although most of us have vivid memories of our mothers force feeding us spinach or baking peanut butter cookies, many of our eating habits can be traced to our fathers. Mom Even has though traditionally done most of the cooking, at least one study indicates ' . that Dads knowledge of nutrition diet the affects familys significantly, says Dr. Georgia and discussions .with the participating families offer clues to the fathers influence. Lauritzen, state extension nutrition specialist at Utah State University. She says a study of some families in Iowa revealed that the more the father knows about nutrition, the better are his familys meals. Studies Possibly die, most powerful influence is veto power. That is, father i More Physically Fit Get More From Food What you get from the food you eat depends on many factors besides what is actually in the food. A few examples should get your attention. The more physically fit you are, the better you absorb nutrients. Stress affects digestive juices that also interfere with nutritive absorption. Surprisingly, when you eat and in what combination has almost everything to do with how much you benefit from your diet. Some nutrients are so closely related that their effectiveness is improved when taken together with other nutrients. Minerals, for example, are especially important in boosting the efficiency of specific vitamins. Travelers to Utah as well as Utahans take to camping in the Sevier County area during the summertime and into fall months where there is ample fishing, with hunting one of the chief drawing attractions to the state in October. Fair goers will find ample places to camp on Cove Mountain and at Fish Lake. Vitamin A is utilized better with vitamin B complex, zinc aids its absorption, and vitamin D is necessary for it to be effective. Vitamin C enhances absorption, particularly iron, and it is more effective taken in smaller doses during the day than taking the same total amount in one dose. a partial list. It should now become abundantly clear that to get the most from your diet, exercise, in addition to many other spin-obenefits, is needed to in better you physical condition. put A wide variety of foods during the day, and even at a given meal, will insure the needed interaction of nutrients. Obviously, too , you will obtain ALL of the necessary nutrients. Since there are not many good sources of calcium outside of milk and milk products, you should not neglect these dairy foods. Incidentally, people who eat red meat have weaker, less dense bones than vegetarians, which should give you an additional clue to what and how much you eat. Calcium and magnesium help the use vitamin C, as do body bioflavonoids, found with vitamin C in natural food sources. Vitamin B complex helps convert carbohydrates into glucose, a vital part of our energy metabolism. Vitamins C and E help protect oxidation against (spoiling), calcium works with the Bs to build teeth and bones, and phosphorus helps digest niacin and riboflavin (B vitamins). Calcium needs vitamins A and C to aid absorption and vitamin D helps retain and use calcium, vitamin F additionally helps to make calcium available to tissues. Iron and Magnesium also enhance absorption. And the nutrient interaction goes on and on. This is only ff often says We eat what I like, Lauritzen says.Mothers in the study reported that they regarded their husbands opinion more highly than the opinions of nutritionists, doctors, relatives, friends or neighbors. She says if fathers understand nutrition, they are more likely to use their influence judiciously. For example, if he doesnt like carrots but knows they are good for his family, he will more than likely accept them at family meals and encourage his children to eat them. Children often follow their fathers lead in choosing food. When you compare lists of foods fathers dont like to their childrens dislikes they generally match each other. Children learn to like the foods they are used to eating and they may not have much chance to eat foods their fathefs dont like. Jhis is the result of mother s cooking specifically for their husbands tastes, Lauritzen She says the study also concluded that it is much eaiser for fathers to convince children not to like certain foods than it is for mothers to convince them to enjoy those foods. Stove Pre-Seaso- mi r Princess Jet Air Princess Mobile Home Jet Air Baby Jet Air ' . : $697 ..$799 $660 f Baby Mobile Home Jet Air King Jet Air King Mobile Home Jet Air . . . Top Quality Low Ash Coal! 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