Show i rti'S 1 “'-- t- - ii Hi& t i S' I K X " - possible to buy health in a jar? AND By Scripps Howard News Service H lospital dietitian Megan Murphy takes a multivitamin every day — when she remembers to buy them She also takes additional supplements of vitamins E and C even though she tries to concentrate on eating weM to give her body what it needs “I go with the premise that it doesn't hurt to take vitamins You can't depend on it to fill aH the gaps but it might fill a few" says Murphy a clinical dietitian at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Eain Memphis Term Millions of people share the feeling that vitamin supplements offer such nutritional insurance About one quarter of Americans are estimated to take multivitamins And few of us eat as wel as we should TAB Logan st Utah But researchers disagree about whether everyone needs vitamin “You do get conflicting recommendations' concedes Murphy “I waffle about it myself sometimes Nutritionists and physicians have long maintained that proper nutrition should come from one's diet not from pills A balanced diet offers a richness of nutrients — some yet undiscovered — that would be impossible to go with the premise that It doesn’t hurt to take vitamins You can’t depend on it to fill all the gaps but it might fill a few" “I dMWM Megan Muphy replicate in a supplement Most experts recommend supplements only for certain people in specific circumstances Women of childbearing age for example should take folic acid which has proven to prevent neural tube birth defects Some elderly people are encouraged to take vitamins D and B12 Vitamin D can help prevent bone loss and many older people don't get enough sunlight or drink mHk fortified with vitamin D B12 is needed to promote red blood cel formation keep nerves healthy and maintain cels SfU? wjSlyls) & if&tliy ifiy fiisit flurtg i& 5 99' BiANchi Bravi RoAd Bike On SaIe Rcq T 700" ’ Get Varilux Comfort lenses And see what you've been missing SaILe When you wear bifocals your neck can twist anJ turn as much as the plot of the novel you're reading Fortunately there are Varilux Qmifort progressive lenses Unlike bihical lenses Varilux (amifortk aJvanceJ patented y virtually duplicates the natural movement of your eyes So you can see clearly and comfortably at uU distances: near far and in those crucial in between areas bibicals miss Call or com in for a ftve demonstration t Expire April I If ft 11 ovo Mon Sat 10AM '6pM 565 Noaik Mmh WWWAdvspCOM c 165 East 1400 North LoqAN 7ci ' 753-528- AftAA IB Ml 0 I4M today I 25 1999 Page 3 |