Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-04

lists of the foods that are rich In
vitamins A, B, c, d respectively?
A list Of this sort seems to me a
logical necessity If discussion is to
prove helpful. If milk Is deficient
In B, what other food supplies it
adequately? Is D only present In
= eod-liver oil? A brief list showing
the principal foods supplying each
of the vltamins would be generally
appreciated, ! know"
The above Is q quotation from a
letter from q reader and speaks for
itself. AS those of you who have
been following this column know, I
have published from time to time
such information. The intervals be-
tween seem, I hope, longer to the
readers than they do to me. I am
s 0 glad to have an excuse for re-
peatfng a "chart" of the vitamins
and | am using the very %comprehen-
sive one prepared by DIR. Helen
Mitchell of Battle Creek college.
You will find 1t useful enough, /
think, to cut out and paste 1t on q
card for future reference.
You will notice that this sum-
mary W the questions, except
perhaps as to what irradiated foods
are available. At present there are
several cereals and breads treated
In such a way that they supply Vita
min ID. There are also milks which
contain vitamin d on account of
the food fed to the cows which pro
duce 1t, and an irradiated milk pow
der used mostly for infant feeding.
There are also some cod liver oils
which have been irradiated to
give these already rich oils extra
vitamIn D content. AS you look ver
this yitamin summary, you will see
the point which / have so often EN-
phasized again-a generous, varied
diet Is the answer to all the prob
lens Of everyday diet.
A-Rich food sources, anti-infec-
tive (antiopthalmic) !: Butter. cream.
egg yolk. cod-liyer oil, spinach, car
rots, tomato.
Destruction by heat, drying, light,
etc. Gradual destruction by ex-
posure to heat; drying and oxida-
tion.
Deficiency results In malnurrition,
low resistance to infections of eye,
ear, lungs, sinus and glands.
Experimental animals used Rats,
rabbits, chickens.
B-Antineuritic or antiberiberi.
Yeast, whole grains, wheat en-
bryo, nuts. legumes, spinach, tomato
associated with q.
BY excessive heating, 2 to 4 hours
In superheated steam. Less stable
than G.
Loss OF appetite, fatigue, neryous
ness, constipation, beriberi lin mani,
%polyneuritis (animals).
Experimental animals used: Rats,
dogs, pigeons.
c. Antiscorbutic. Orange and
other citrus fruits, tomato, pine
apple, berries, cabbage, potato.
Rapid destruction by heat and OK
idation except In acids; by drying
and aging.
Malnutrition, scurvy, sore mouth,
stiff joints, tooth defects.
Experimental animals used: Gull.
nea pigs, monkeys.
D-Antirachitic. Cod liver oil.
butter, egg yolk, foods irradiated
with ultraviolet light.
More stable than A; destroyed by
excess irradiation with ultraviolet
light.
Ricketts,, soft bones, poor teeth,
skeletal deformities, lung infec-
ton (U
Experimental animals used. Rats,
calves, dogs, chickens.
E-Reproductiye. Wheat embryo,
yellow corn, cotton seed, green
leaves.
Stable to superheated steam, d.
lutte acid and alkaline and drying.
Sterility In males, resorptlon OF
fetus In females observations on
rats only.
Experimental animals used: Rats.
G-Antlpellagric or %pellapreven-
tive. Yeast, yeast extract, liver,
eggs, milk, legumes associated with
b.
More stable than B to super
heated steam; Withstands drying
and aging.
Malnutritlon, stunted growth, pei