Milford chronicle., 1935-06-14
THE RIGHT DIET
AND GOOD TEETH


Much attention is being give
everywhere to the Dental Health pro
gram in our schools, says Miss Pear
Macdonald, Extension Service
University of Delaware.
In one Of our cities where there Il
a corps Of dentists and dental nv
gienists working in the schools. 4
has been found that out of 10000
children so far examined only 20C
had teeth in a healthy condition
Nine cavities was the average DeI
month in children Of the lower
grades.
This is a very startling bit of child
health knowledge. Dental decay
among other things, means: Loss OF
time from school because OF tooth
ache. Danger of infection causing
illness, often Of a serious nature.
Money cost for doctors and dentists
bills.
What can be done about this con-
ditiOn?
there are two things that will
change these conditions.
First-The corrective work must
be continued and the teeth of the
children cleaned and filled or ex-
tracted df the decay has proceeded
so far that the teeth cannot be saved
by filling).
SecOnd-The preventive side of
the dental program requires that
the child have the kind of diet that
will build good teeth and. keep them
healthy.
Research dentists and nutrition
authorities agree that to have good
teeth, we must have food that will
furnish the materials out OF which
teeth are made. The two chief
building materials for teeth and
bones are calcium and phosphorus. |
Two of the Vitamins, c and ID are
needed to help in the building pro-
cess. II these minerals and Vitamins
are not provided through the food, |
he teeth may be weak, poorly de-
1elOped or crooked, without strong
enamel. and more likely to decay.
Decay, also, can be stOpped-With
he help of the dentist to clean and
Ill the teeth and a better diet Again
md again, in dental research work,
lental decay has been checked by
living the child more of the foods
ich in tOOth-building materials.
What are the foods that can sup
'ly materials to make better teeth ,
nd lessen tooth decay? continues
Hiss Macdonald. D..
Milk-F'resh, eVapOrated, or dried
is first and most important. No
DOd has such good balance of cal J
ium and phosphorus as milk. And >
utrition authorities say that it is !,
cry difficult, if not impossible, for 4
child to get calcium enough for n
is growing bones and teeth unless =
e gets plenty of milk. A quart a o
ay put the child in Safety Zone" +
'r his supply of calcium and phos-
hOrus. N
In addition there. must be vitamins :
and c. Cream, butter and egg "a
Dix have some vitamin D. but not n
lough. Sunshine and fish liver oils r;
sure sufficient supply. Hence, 2 v,
4 teaspOOnsful of cod-liver oil each e,
~ or the equivalent in one of the
her vitamin-rich fish oils. tc
For vitamin C. we turn to the to- W
alto and tomato juice. the leafy cl
getables and the citrus fruits
ranges grape fruit. lemOns). These W
e our best sources of supply. hi
With plenty of milk and plenty of w
matO juice and citrus fruits, and nc
oliver oil, with plenty of play in DC
e sunshine. the child has a good tn
art in life so far as bones and Al
eth are concerned. co
TO complete his diet, and to care
other growing needs, provide the We
ia with a variety of other vege- me
Dles and fruits. together with eggs. bu
me meat and fish, and with bread ha
d cereals. sci
To sum up. concludes Miss Mac thu
maid, the desirable diet for the in
owing child includes, each day: is
e quart of milk; two vegetables lea
side potatoes 0ncluding tomatoes The
leafy vegetablesD; two fruits the
esh. canned or driedD; some un- the
Iked fruit or vegetable. OF eggs. ag;
'ese. meat, fish-One serving Of col
one OF these, or one serving os
two of these. Bread and cereal enc
ONE dark bread or cereal with ext
n a diet. the child has good tici
nee for fine growth and deVeloD- ire
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