Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-06-07
DREAD PELLAcM
FOUND DURABLE.
Proper Quantities Of Animal
Protein h Diet Both Cure
and Preventive.
TAXES HHln TOLL Of LIFE
oeiensis&s ef Usitsd States Pvbiie
Health essvies Give Results ef
Many vsass' Study Of Disease
-Nesd Eees and Meat

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has caused widespread illness ans
taken heavy toll OF life in the unItes
States and many countries Of Europe
u caused primarily By lack Of aniua
protein In the diet, and Is both pre-
ventsbie and durable By proper quaint
ties OF animal protein being incIaties
In the diet, II II announced by th.
United States pubic health service
Doctors G0ldberger and Tanner,
surgeon and past assistant surgeon, re-
speetiseiy. reporting the results oi
many years study VI the disease, rs
sert that forty granas per day Of beei
- ..!lk profeinS In the Diet Will, fsl
practically all normal ind sliuaiz, pre-
vent the contraction Of ltelIagra. The
Necessary forty grams Of animal pro
tein are contained In ataui hall
pound OF beet. or three pin,s Of milk
Must Get Enough.
Thus II does n0t sufilce," says tho
report. merely to include mix or
meat in diet to prevent pellasra. The
quantity OF either OF ths.s. or Of other
like foods. alone or as supplements $
must be considerable to be effective.
This may help TO explain SOME of the
instances Of peiIagra in individuals,
tinc..aing some of those VERY rare
ones In nursing infsutsl. who gse al
legged TO have had 'gsaedr diet They
did not consume enough for their par.
ticular needs"
The following selected quotations s.-s
forth the logic Of the situation as ex-
pressed by GoidberSer and Tanner
There u ROW al hand t c"n>i6,r-
able and convincing hoay af evidence
In supper, Of the siew tiat diet Is the
primary controlling factor in rhe pre-
yention and eausation ef ,seiiagra.7
''To tesin with. aes0Jani Masr I've
taken of the fact that no unequIs0cal
evidence of the traEsiniss.bliA,y Of the
disease has ysi been aaduess,
OF outstanding significance are, CD
the one hand, The demonstration that
peilagra taay he completely prevented
BY means Of suitable diet, without
Intervention ef ans other known fac
tor. hyrienic or sanitary, and. on the
other, the absence ii any saslnd ev!.
dra~' that the aRs~as. iS rrey-sta,,it
by any other means"
Heferria. 10 eSperfmentsl Sprk ogi
u group 81 ctsnyitTs, the report states.
AT least 6 of ii cenyisfs aho yalun
teer~d for the experiment and VIII"
paliy Of the cereals. wheat. maize. and
rice. with pork fat and some fresh
vegetables tswe. potatoes, .tuysaips,
cabbage. 1reensl. developed evidence
which experienced observers reccg-
niEsd ~ that or icIiagra whereas, Of
q large number OF controls, no,ie pre-
septsd any evidence juss!fying even
suspicion Of the disease
The Protein Factor.
Thus. by process Of exclusion
We arr led 10 conclude that of the
known dietary essentials the protein
fHcter aione was concerned in our fa!i
ure 10 prevent the development of the.
cases herein cited And II our inter
pretations are ~ we believe, sound
land II all dietary factors essential
IL huNsp ngtsItian afp saUwh, The
further conclusion saas property be
drawn. namely. that the dominating
role ef diet in the nssssn,ion and
causation Of peslagra tnus, t~ re.
fcrred primarily 10 the character @.
the protein supply,
"Some ~ the isarpiexi's and cs,-
fusion will also be prevented II IL tx
hsa furs.ItsR ii.at the ha,iioxsrai
quality ~ 4 protein and Its ai'.~gHas's
In relation 60 peilsgra ,aay, and ciuu,'t
less frsquentty DO. depend an the plane
Of intake. In our experience. saplls
ment Of not over NJ grsfss uf milk
or beef a-rseins viii. for practically
nil normal !ndi, daals. adequately
Il I@llAera p~oeiaslns u,ia-
tut~ " pTo.sins fraai h.aiss. wheat,
ric~. and suwp-as, bu, ~ grams
representing somewhat over u pint
Of milk or q quarter sf . pound sss
round steak. nay not do So"