Show T tests I 1 ests prove f the he power of food demonstrate a vitamin rich diet Is vital to health by C HOUSTON GOUDISS owes many M MANKIND things to the animals which have been used as test subjects in laboratories all over the world As doctors and scientists en fists have waged their war against disease as they have made great strides forward in the study of foods and nutrition they have carried on many of their experiments with rats the rats pictured here dramata cally illustrate the power of food to influence growth although these thes e two rats are exactly the same age the weight of one is twice that of his brother where one animal is puny and underdeveloped the second is fat and sleek and full of vitality what has produced such a difference in weight and general physical well being merely a slight difference in diet the two rats rats haxe hac lived under identically the same conditions but the hie smaller animal on the left lias has received food lacking in in sufficient vitamins while the lie other rat has been fed the same diet reinforced with vitamins if a well balanced food ration is vital to the he health of animals how much more vital it must be tor for human beings surely the he lesson is plain to see it if a mother wants her children to thrive she must teed feed them adequately the child who is receiving a diet lacking in vita vitamins mills has no chance to grow and develop properly nor will the adult on a deficient diet attain or maintain optimum health EDITORS NOTE to plan a diet wisely to recognize the foods rich in important food elements we learn to utilize the discoveries of science we must keep ali abreast feast of the newer knowledge of nutrition as it is presented by wise unbiased interpreters such as C houston goudiss nationally known rood food au llo bority rity who each week offers his what to eat and why column in ds newspaper in this column mr goudiss translates the latest developments into simple non technical language by following his articles re regularly 1 it is easy to keep in step lloil with t the most up to date findings of nutritional science |