European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Consumer watch vitamins nutrition foolishness stories by Mary Neth consumer editor Ottamn a Day won t keep the doctor away no Natter what the manufacturers claim at least that s the View at most nutritionists. Thai 40 percent of the american population take some Type of nutritional supplement is seen As foolishness by these experts on Del and health i a report by Purdue University it was noted that Tam Vapi popping adds upto$2.6b3ionayear, William Evers of Purdue University s department of food and nutrition says that his Bottom Tine concern is that it promotes a false sense of Security it i take a Vitamin a Day it does t matter what i eat " col. Theodocia Nowr. 7lh medical come dietetic consultant agrees. She says. It s a waste of Money. The dollars spent could be better used for Well balanced diets " she believes that maintaining a Wel balanced diet in t Al that difficult Eaher noting thai even snack food restaurants Otter More than just estate loaded Fries and hamburgers some have salad ban others sell apples and  Meier also does not go along with the idea that Vitamin c supplements Are needed to protect against the common cold. Interest m the use of the Vitamin c for treatment and prevention of colds dates Back to the 1940s. It was the  the idea. Feb towing the Curra Tor Vitamin a sales skyrocketed. Meier contends that subsequent it unto Haw not  . She says that in one test conducted on 818 Mill dual the group Gwen Vitamin c did experience ten Aness but not a statistics significant difference. In my mar study involving 641 inf Loran taking a Placebo or one to two Grams of Vitamin a the researchers found a decrease of 28 to 34 percent in the number of Days of sickness in those contracting a cold who were also taking Vitamin c. The study however did not show that the Vitamin prevented getting a cold. Another study snowed reduced cold symptoms in girls taking Vitamin a but no effect in boys. Still another test claimed there were correlations Between cold symptoms reported and the personality trait of neuroticism. In the study a series of pairs of twins aged 14 to 64 were Given either a Rani of Vitamin c daily or a Placebo for 100 Days. The conclusion was that Vitamin c perhaps reduces the incidence severity and duration of a cold by at Best 20 percent. The perception of treatment was also important however. Those who thought they were on a High dose reported markedly fewer Shorter and less severe colds than their co twins who thought they were on a  keeping balance in your diet nutritionists like col. Theodocia Meier claim that supplementary vitamins Are really unnecessary if people Slick to a balance diet. A balanced diet she notes should Supply All the needed vitamins including Vaamu a which some researchers claim helps fight off the common cold minerals and proteins the body needs. But just what makes up a balanced diet the . Department of agriculture has put together a Lood guide that makes retaining your diet balance no problem at All. Foods irom each group often appear in each meal but this is not essential. The important thing is that the suggested number of Servings from each food group be included sometime during the Day. Meat group beef veal Lamb pork variety meals such so liver heart kidney. Poultry and eggs. Fish and shellfish. As alternates dry Beans dry peas lentils nuts peanuts Peanut butter. Amount  choose two or More Servings every Day. Count As a serving two or three ounces of lean cooked meat poultry or fish All without Bone. One egg one Hall cup cooked dry Beans dry peas or lentils or two Tablespoons Peanut butter May replace one halt serving of meat. Vegetable fruit group source of Vitamin c Good sources Grapefruit or Grapefruit juice Orange or Orange juice Cantaloupe guava Mango papaya strawberries Broccoli Brussels sprouts Green Pepper Sweet red Pepper. Fair sources Honeydew Melon Lemon Tangerine or Tangerine juice Watermelon asparagus cabbage collards Garden Cress kale Kohlrabi Mustard greens potatoes and sweat potatoes cooked in the jacket spinach tomatoes or Tomato juice turnip greens. Up Cwm of Vitamin a dark Green and deep Yetkow vegetables and a few fruits namely apricots Broccoli Cantaloupe carrots Chard Cotla is Crews. Kale Mango Persimmon pumpkin spinach sweat potatoes turnip greens and other dark Green leaves Winter Squash. . Choose four or More Servings every Day including one serving of a Good source of Vitamin c or two Servings of a fair source. One serving Al least every other Day. Of a Good source of Vitamin a. If the food chosen for Vitamin c is also a Good source of Vitamin a the additional serving of a Vitamin a food May be omitted. The remaining one to three or More Servings May be of any vegetable or fruit including those that Are valuable for Vitamin c and for Vitamin a. Count As Ono serving one half cup of vegetable or fruit or a portion As ordinarily served such As one medium Apple banana Orange or potato half a med Kern Grapefruit of Cantaloupe of the juice of one Lemon. It tic group milk fluid whole evaporated skim dry Buttermilk. Cheese cottage Cream Cheddar Type natural or processed. Ice Cream. Some milk every Day Tor everyone. Recommended amounts of 8-ounce cups of whole fluid milk children under nine two to Throe cups children nine to 1 2, three or More cups teen agers tour or More cups adults two or More cups pregnant women three or More cups nursing mothers four or More cups part of the milk May be fluid skim a butter evaporated milk or dry mate cheese and ice Cream May replace part of the milk. The amount of either that it will Lake to replace a Given amount of milk is figured on the basis of Calcium Content. Common portions of Chease and of ice Cream and their milk equivalents in Calcium Are one Inch cube Cheddar Type cheese one half cup Mitt. One half cup cottage cheese one third cup milk two Tablespoons Cream cheese one Tablespoon milk. One half cup ice Cream or ice milk one third cup milk. Bread Cereal group All breads and cereals that Are whole Grain enriched or restored Check labels to be sure specifically this group includes breads cooked cereals ready to Eal cereals commeal crackers flour grits Macaroni and Spaghetti noodles Rice rolled Oats and Quick breads and other baked goods if mate with whole Grain or enriched flour. Bulgur and parboiled re and wheat also May be included in this group. Choose four Servings or More Daffy. Or if no cereals Are chosen have an extra serving of breads or baked goods which win make at least five sewing irom this group Daity. Count As one serving one Sta of bread one ounce ready to get Cereal on half to three Burths cup cooked Cereal commeal. Grits Macaroni Noo Tea Rice or Spaghetti. To round out meats and meet Energy needs ajmc1 everyone i use some foods not specified in the tour food groups such taxis include Urana Thod. Of Ltd Fata. 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