European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Value in by Nancy Harmon Jenkins new York times he Bright sunny color of carrots cantaloupes and other yellow Orange fruits and vegetables is tailing you something. Thai appealing color Means the produce is full of. Beta carotene n substance scientists Call a precursor of Vitamin Ai. Simply put the body converts Beta carotene into Vitamin a. While Vitamin a is Good Tor you Larga doses Are toxin. Large amounts of Bela Carolene however have not been shown to be toxic since it is converted 0 Vitamin a Only Evhen needed conclusive proof is still lacking but Many scientists believe that Beta carotene May act As a cancer preventive. The 1982 report diet nutrition and cancer published by the National Academy of sciences recommends goods Rich in Beta carotene in the diet according to the report such foods Are associated Wilh a reduced risk of  " following thai recommendation is fairly easy. In addition to being present in yellow vegetables and fruits Beta carotene is a component of such dark Green Leafy vegetables As spinach kale an collard greens. As heat and humidity increase the Kitchen loses some Olms Appeal. Ii you prefer not to Cook or Lack the time to prepare meals you la find Good sources of Beta carotene among offer legs at Lake out salad bars grated Carrot salad steamed Broccoli or raw spinach for  Iresh Spring produce arriving Dally at markets you can pick and choose from an abundance. Papayas and cantaloupes Are also Rich in Beta carotene As Are Sweel Polales Butternut  pumpkins parsnips dandelion Mustard turnip and beet greens Swiss Chard and Bok Choy. A salad made of curly endive or Chicory but not blanched belgian endive Loose eat and Romaine lettuce and watercress will be full of Beta carotene especially if such herbs As chives coriander and Parsley Are added. The French often serve grated carrots As Par of an hours d oeuvres tray that might also include grated celery Root in Mustard sauce a in Lyle Heap of Iresh radishes some Black olives and a few slices of hard sausage ii is made this Way. Orate about a Pound of carrots on the targe holes of a cheese Grater to be proper they should be Cut in Julienne strips but grating is line. Mix the carrots with approximately a cup of extra Virgin Olive Oil and the juice of half a Lemon More or less to taste. A Little Pinch of sugar and another of Salt will bring out the carrots sweetness. Set them aside covered. Just before serving Sprinkle a handful of finely chopped Parsley and a grating or two of Black Pepper Over them. They can be prepared in the morning and refer Geraled. Covered until half an hour before serving another easy Way to add Beta carotene to your diet is with Butternut Squash often regarded As a Boring vegetable but not when prepared according to Richard Otney s recommendations in simple French food Atha neum 1974 cuts pounds of Squash into Little cubes mix with k cup of Olive Oil and 4 or 5 minced cloves of Earlic. Put the squish in an piled baking tin. Cover ii with Sis nyint Raflyn by Betsy Duncan aluminium foil and bake 2 hours at 400 degrees. The Squash cubes remain their shape but Are Mel Longly. Tender and the pungent garlic combines beautifully with Ihler Sweet flavor. Young Early Spring beets no More than an Inch or so in diameter Are a seasonal offering showing up in specially produce markets. They Are a  Beta carotene. They should be Well washed to rid them of Sandy soil. Simmer the beets Wilh their  until the beets Are tender. Drain them and slip Hel skins off they can be served with a dressing of a Pytte extra Virgin Olive Oil Era Small amount of butter Andale spoon or two of vinegar. For Best results dress them while they Are still hot so the beets and greens absorb the flavors of the Oft and vinegar. Worldwide trend to urbanization by  United press internationals in super cities with More than 15 million people each will exist by the turn of the Century and More than half of the world s people will live in Urban areas a . Population Agency says. Leading the big metropolises will be Mexico City with �6.3 million Sao Paulo with 25 million and Tokyo Yokohama Wilh 17 nth Trion. Calcutta and greater Bombay in India will have 16 million each. Metropolitan new York City with a population of 15.5 million will be the largest City in the West the . Fund Lor population activities said in an annual report. In addition to the six Mega cities there will be 14 others Wilh More than 11 million each All of hem in the third world except los Angeles. Mora than 40 percent of the world population currently lives in Urban  it said. This will increase to More than 50 percent shortly alter the  of the  latin America is already 70 percent Urban and Asia and Alrica Are at 30 percent the report said. A Nipa convened the International conference on population and the Urban future in Barcelona. Spain to discuss Urban problems in developed and developing countries. Parse 16 the stars and stripes the conference sponsored by the Spanish government was attended by the mayors of 74 cities expected to have a population of More than 4 million each by the year 2000. The report said analysts and experts on population could not concur on whether the City migration will be a Burden or a Blessing for Urban areas. The experiences of industrialized nations where half the population already lives in cities since the Mld-20th Century and is generally thriving Are a Case for  in the next 50 years the report Sald the mainly Rural character of developing countries will be gone forever. No development policies or population policies Lor that matter can Arford to ignore the  the world is on a path irom which there is no return transforming it into a predominantly Urban planet it said. By the time population stabilizes at the end of he next Century truly Rural populations will have become very Small  world population expected to reach 4.9 billion this year and will swell to s. 1 billion by �000. The report said the Rural population now stands at 2.8 billion and will reach 3.1 billion by the turn of the Century. The urbanization trend will create massive problems Lor cities but experts said they can learn from industrialized nations where big cities thrive. After All High wages and urbanization go together the experts said. Some third world nations have tried to Stem the How Friday May 30,1986 of City migration but failed the report says ii cites the Case of Manila and Jakarta two capitals in Southeast Asia. Manila will have a population of 11 million by 2000,China the world s most populous nation with a Little Over 1 billion in 1965, has imposed strict residence registration which discourages attempts to move to cities. Bui such a practice creates a big Gap Between Urban and Rural areas economically As Well As intellectually. China s one child policy has Ted to a Large abortion program which has been strongly criticized. Despite its positive features Trie chinese system also harmed prospects for female emancipation in the Rural areas the in. Report Salof. Women in Many developing countries Rural areas Are tied to the land because of their irad Llyonal productive role or Are Cut off from their of in Community j by marriage limiting their abilities to Lead an Independent life Urban environment often encourage improvement in women s status the report said. Beyond the reach Ollie traditional family system and with opportunities Lor employment women can carve their Independent  in a wider context the report said urbanization could erase Bias toward Rural areas City migrants who j maintain close Lias with family could Channel new ideas and lifestyles to the Rural areas thus helping to close the Gap Between the iwo communities