The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-30
HAVE SOME MORE v1TAAGIN
 COMPLEX

HAVE SOME MORE vITAAIIN B
 COMPLEX
 Korsakoff's psychosis may de- velop with multiple neuritis from any cause but is most frequently associated with alcoholic neuritis. Like alcoholic poly-or multiple neuritis itself, this mental dis turbance, with failure of memory for recent events, imaginary rem- iniscences and perhaps delirtum. is now recognized as manifestation of deficiency disease prolonged deficiency in the intake of vitamin B complex. Identically the same state = multiple or poly-neuritis complicated with Korsakoff's psy- chosis not uncommonly occurs dur ing or following pregnancy, es- pecially in cases of pernicious vom- iting, and as 8 rule these patients have never drank alcoholic liquor at all. The severe Ivitanin deficien- cy comes about in this way. Even in ordinary circumstances the everyday diet of the middle class family is likely to be rather poor in vitamin B complex. When the quantity of food is restricted by loss of appetite Gas in cases of hard drinkers) or by nausea or vomit- ing, as in pregnancy, then the in- take of vitamin B complex falls so low that serious manifestations of vitanin starvation occur
 The lesions of the nervous sys- tenn which are common in beriberi. pellagra, Karsakoff's psychosis and pernicious anemia, as well as those found in many cases of combined degeneration of the cord, in Lan- dry's paralysis and in polyneuritis associated with great variety of morbid conditions, concludes Dr. George O. Shattuck q. A. M. A., Il, 5, '38), are traceable to defi- ciency of diet or to conditions that interfere with utilization of factors contained in food which has been ingested. usually to lack of a part or parts of the vitamin B complex or of something contained in liver. Many neurologic sym dromes which have not yet been attributed to deficiency are likely to be so regarded in the future. Still other conditions within the field of phychiatry may, perhaps, be added to the list. Dr. Shattuck suggests that any patient having neurologic or psychiatric symptoms such as are known to exist in de- ficiency states should be adequate ly treated in the early stages of the disorder when complete recovery of the nervous system may still be possible.
 I hope this fundamental teach ing reaches every reader namely, that the diet of the average we'll to-do American is likely to be de- ficient in vitamin B complex, sum- shine vitamin D, calcium and phos- phorus. For that reason suggest it is good health habit to supple ment ones everyday diet, at least part of the time, with optimal ra- tionS of these minerals and vita mins. If you pay the freight I'll send you a monograph telling how to do, High Calcium Diet and Vitamins Everybody Needs" It is all food, remember, not medicine. Food good for your nerves, by cracky!
 Vitamin B complex includes all the factors Ca dozen or more now recognizeO that grow naturally in or with B and G, and should not be confused with pure B-1 (thiamin) or pure B-2 (riboflavin, vitamin G.)
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