Show calcium plays important role in normal diet by DR JAMES W DARTON BARTON THE HE one outstanding criticism by food experts of the ordinary diet found in the majority of homes is that it does not contain enough minerals particularly HEALTH ticul arly calcium or lime COLUMN perhaps you have thought of I 1 lime ime only a as S being one of the necessary elements to form the bones and the teeth and of some use in tooth powders I 1 and to overcome fin an acid c condition 0 of the blood and tissues one of its most important uses recently discovered is that calcium is a real heart sti stimulant or tonic dr P martin basel in the swiss M medical edical journal reports his studies on the influence of calcium during the training of athletes the young athletes were mostly city dwellers who lived in modest circumstances and whose food was frequently deficient in calcium moreover working in during tho the day they had little opportunity to benefit from fresh air and sunshine dr martin made a test on young runners who ran meters or about a q quarter arter mile of a group of 27 athletes 15 underweight training without use dr barton of calcium the other 12 were given large doses of calcium during the five months of training december to april J 1 need of calcium proved the reports of the results of the tests at the onset and the end of th the e training showed that the heart rate of the athletes was not only less in those using calcium but came back to normal after running the meters in much less time than the athletes who had not used the calcium it is not suggested that the average individual should use calcium in its usual drug form the suggestion is that most normal individuals would do well to s simply I 1 use more of the foods food s that are rich in calcium such as dairy products cheese and milk egg yolks green vegetables vegetable s lett lettuce 11 cabbage turnip tops spinach cauliflower carrots 9 tring string beans turnips parsnips par snips fresh fruits strawberries raspberries rasp berries rhubarb oranges |