Show tests prove the power of food demonstrate a vitamin rich diet Is vital vita 1 to health by C HOUSTON GOUDISS owes many MANKIND M things to the a animals which have been used as besl subjects in laboratories all ovet the world As doctors and scientists 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 aramati cally illustrate the power of food to influence grow growth th although these two rats are exactly the same age the weight of on one e 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 differ ence in diet the two rats have lived under identically the same conditions but the smaller animal on n the the left has received food lack ingin in sufficient vitamins while th the e other rat has been fed the same diet reinforced with vitamins if a well balanced food ration is vital to the health of animals how hew much more vital it must be for human beings surely the lesson is plain to see if a mother wants her children to thrive she must feed them adequately the child who is receiving a diet lacking in vitamins 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 must learn to utilize the discoveries of science we must keep abreast of the newer knowledge of nutrition as it is presented by wise unbiased interpreters such as C houston goudiss nationally known food antho authority tho rity who each week offers his what to eat and why column in this newspaper in this column mr goudiss translates the latest developments into simple non technical language by following his articles regularly it is easy to keep in step with the most up to date findings of nutritional science |