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Show 1 Cod Liver Oil Wards Off the Winter Colds Having plenty of vitamin A In the winter food supply helps to prevent infections of eyes, sinuses, air passages pas-sages and lungs, according to Miss Inez llobart, extension specialist In nutrition, University farm. St. I'aul, Minn. "It Is true," Miss llobart says, "that the body has ability to store some of vitamin A for future needs, but the demand for it Is high during I lie first cold months. To keep up bodily resistance this fall and winter, everyone needs to keep a generous supply of this "anil-Infective" vitamin In tlieir diet. "Butter, cream, dairy products, eggs, liver, greet) leafy vegetables juid cod liver oil are o:ir riehest source of itamin A. inning the winter when the cows' n:nl chii kens' green fond supply is so limited tlie vitiirnln con tent In dairy pir-dii'ts and eggs Is r-i,Ileul:.'lt lowered. It then he'jo'iies very f-s-'-Ti L I :i 1 lo iiicrea-u the Mipl-ly ! of green leafy vegetable j,, ,;;,. i aiiii to supplement the diet with daily 1 iwc of cod liver oil. I"TJ.e amount needed depends up :n 11. e In Ji udu.'il ritid the vitamin con tent of the oil. The physician will prescribe the amount for the baby. The usual amount for children over two years, as well as for adulls, la one tahloKpoonful dally." |