THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 11; 1940.
-VITAMINS ENLISTED TO WIN THE WAR
A NEW LARGE FACTORY is being erected for the production of vitamin C in tablet form; bakers must in future add vitamin B1 and calcium to all white bread; all margarine must contain added vitamins A and D equal to that in good summer butter -
these official announcements are as im- portant as any
news about bombers and fighters, they will influence the course of the war as much as the growth of our Air Force.
The Government, by insisting on the provision of enough of all these vitamins in the nation's diet, is obeying the needs of Total War.
many have
Before the war, provided it was vegetables. It prevents scurvy, not sheer poison, food had simply sore gums and joints. to be produced to make a profit, Potal War has changed that-food must now be produced to maintain public health and win the war, After the war, in Total Peace, we shall not go back to the old bad days.
Vitamin D is found in foods, provided that they been grown in sunlight, and it is needed to make your bones grow well and to prevent rickets.
In the last World War.we knew almost nothing about vitamins.. Let us look at the meaning of Now we not only know that vita- the new dietary laws. Vitamins mins are necessary; we can ac- are widely different substances, tually make them. minute quantities of which must
be eaten if the body is to remain
healthy.
What effect has
Weight worrlers and health fano might take some tips from the Hollywood players. Medicine ball, practice at the beach provca to be Dennis O'Keefe's favourite. form of exorcise. This permits him to benefit from the exercise as well as the sun,
some of its future tasks:
1. Has the
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