Show SOME OF THE FACTS ABOUT EATING CANDY the council on foods of the american medical association a distinguished body of authorities in the field of medicine and nutrition has given serious consideration to the place of sweets in the diet especially ally of children that council points out that sweets which consist essentially of sugars are likely to be taken in excess because of their highly pleasing flavor the average child has a sweet tooth he Is not likely to care for foods that are insipid in their tastes or that may incline toward sourness or bitterness now pure sugar supplies ies only energy material for activities of the body it does not contribute the structural components that are required for good nutrition for that reason concentrated sweets when used in excess are harmful especially in the case of children the reason Is of course that concentrated sweets impair the appetite for other highly necessary foods and lead to lo a i reduction in hi the intake of milk eggs fruits vegetables meats beati and cereals candy should be eaten not in place of any other food but in additional dit ional to the essential food substances VERLE BAKER county nurse narse |