Show WHAT tAT to EAT and WHY outon noted lood food authority relates the miracle of VITAMINS and explains why YOU YOU MUST EAT I 1 THEM or DIE by C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 east st new york E LIVE in the most inspiring age the world has ever WE known chemists grow plants without soil doctors snatch men from death with insulin surgeons perform incredibly delicate brain operations and thanks to the amazing discoveries of nutritional scientists children enter the world with far better chances for long and happy lives while men and ivonen seventy are more active and useful than their grand parents ivere at fifty S much of the hard won knowledge of how to eat so as to increase efficiency curb disease and improve the chances for longevity is d due u e to the discovery of vitamins VITAMINS discovered twenty six years ago a now famous scientist walked nervously around his laboratory back a and h d forth back a and n d forth helas he was conducting a nutrition experiment of vast importance H e quite know what he WAS was going to find but he believed that he was on the verge of a revolutionary food discovery the scientist was my friend casimir funk a brilliant polish biochemist bio chemist he had been working on the problem for many years bears at last in the year 1912 his experiments ware were positive and conclusive then he announced 4 to 0 the scientific world that he had discovered a vital force this force said funk 1 I have called vi tamine because it is necessary to life v thus thu the word vitamin came into being along with the first knowledge of these minute but powerful factors which exert such a tremendous influence on human health and hap happiness pines 0 0 0 SPARK PLUGS OF NUTRITION other chemists biochemists bio throughout the world including sir frederick gowland hopkins in england and hart humphrey babcock and mccollum in the united states had been working on the same problem that funk had partially solved they knew that the first step was to find out how vitamins affected the human body and that the second step was to discover what foods contained these vital substances and so there began a long series of experiments in the labora have you a question ask C houston goudiss p C HOUSTON GOUDISS has placed at the disposal of readers ot of this newspaper all the he facilities of his famous experimental peri mental kitchen laboratory in new york city he will 0 gladly i answer questions concerning ce aning foods diet nutrition and their relation to health you are also invited to ca con insult suit him in matters of personal hygiene its not necessary to write a letter unless you desire for postcard inquiries will receive the same careful attention address C houston goudiss 6 east street new yek ye k city cit tories of great universities all over the world which demon demonstrated what happens when a diet is deficient in any of the vitamins and proved that if laboratory animals are wholly deprived of vitamins for a short time they will die these experiments are of the utmost significance to every homemaker because the same thing happens to human beings as to experimental animals today our knowledge of vitamins has pro grossed gressed to such a degree that it is possible to state twe the exact requirement qui rement for most of the vitamins and to de designate ignate the foods from which adequate quantities can be obtained 0 0 0 resistance AND VITAMIN A to date six vitamins have been identified vitamin A promotes growth and builds resistance to disease it is necessary for the health of the mucous membranes of the body and helps to guard against infections of the respiratory and alimentary tracts it influences fluen ces the health of the hair and skin is necessary to prevent a serious eye disorder known as night blindness and is essential for the formation of healthy teeth vitamin A is found in milk butter margarine that has been reinforced in with vitamin A concentrate egg yolk cod liver oil thin green leaves and yellow fruits and vegetables such as carrots sweet potatoes apricots and bananas 0 APPETITE AND VITAMIN B vitamin B promotes appetite aids digestion prevents a serious nerve disorder it is essential to the maintenance of a good digestion which is vitally important if the body is to obtain full benefit from the food consumed this vitamin is closely related to the energy metabolism and the requirement qui rement increases with the rate of growth and with increased energy expenditure so that growing children and working men and women should receive very generous amounts vitamin B is found in yeast whole wheat cereals oatmeal milk fresh and dried peas and beans spinach cabbage and other greens egg yolk and liver VITAMIN C FOR TEETH GUMS vitamin C plays an important part in regulating body processes and prevents the dread disease of scurvy A lack of this essential vitamin results in profound changes in the structure of the teeth and gums may be responsible for hemorrhages occurring anaw anywhere he re in the body and forthe tor the degeneration of muscle fibers generally vitamin C is most abundant in succulent fresh green leaves such as green cabbage it is also found in onions potatoes oranges tomatoes green peppers bananas and strawberries in most foods i it is easily destroyed by heat that is why it is so important to include some fresh raw foods in in the diet daily VITAMIN D AND RICKETS vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin because it can be manufactured in the body through the action of direct sunlight on the skin this esthe is the vitamin that is necessary for the proper utilization of calcium and phosphorus in building bones and teeth when it is lacking in the diet of infants there develops that horrible disease known as rickets in which the bones become soft and twisted resulting in pitiful deformities knock knees bow legs pigeon breast in foods vita vitamin inin D is only found in appreciable amounts in fish liver oils and egg yolk that is why every homemaker should be so grateful to the scientists who labored to discover how to concentrate cen this precious vit vitamin amin from fish liver oils and add it to foods 0 or to increase the vitamin D content of foods through irradiation ANTI STERILITY VITAMIN E vitamin E comes in for less discussion than the others because its significance to nutrition has not been fully determined it does however appear to be necessary for successful reproduction and is found especially in wheat germ and lettuce VITAMIN G PROLONGS YOUTH vitamin G is necessary necessary for growth and for the maintenance of health and vigor at all ages I 1 it helps to ward off old age by proton prolonging gillig the vigorous orous middle years it is essential to the health of the skin and recent experiments demonstrate that cataracts in the eyes may be due to a deficiency fici ency of this vitamin which is found in yeast and in liver kidneys egg yolk milk cheese and green leafy vegetables one authority claims t that h a t chronic disorders of the throat stomach lungs colon heart and kidneys may be traced to vitamin and mineral deficiencies certainly enough has b been e e n learned of vitamin chemistry to make clear that the homemaker fails in her duty who does not provide vitamins in abundance for every member of her family both chil children dien and adults depend upon you for their food supply it lies within your power to help them to health and happiness or condemn them to weakness illness and sorrow do not fail them see to it that every member of your household your children the wage earners the middle aged and the elderly get enough vitamins to afford them the health that science has placed within their grasp C houston goudiss 1938 |