The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-03
ENOUGH IS GOOD BUT MORE IS
 BETTER

ENOOOn 10 GOOO DO Il N&OGeE AO
 BETTER
 Referring to the part played by vitalnins in the prevention q do not say cure) of cataract said the oth- CT day that "optimal daily rations" of vitamins means considerably more than just enough to prevent manif- estations of deficiency disease. It means generally taking three or four times as much of any given vitamin as nutrition authorities es- innate the normal individual re- quires.
 For instance Sherman (Chemistry of Food and Nutrition, Macmillan, says:
 Tt was found that successively more liberal levels of intake (of vitamin G, B2, ribofavin) resulted in successive enhancements of well being and evidences of positive health and vitality up to probably four times as much vitamin G as is needed to prevent the appearance of any specific slgn of deficiency"
 Sherman and Ellis (co-workers) observed enhancement of nutfi- tional well-being" as the uniform effect of feeding animals more vi- tamin G than is required to prevent nutritional deficiency disease. Mc- Conum rescribed this effect of an optimal ration of vitamin G as 'pre- Servation of the characteristics of youth" Here it is pertinent and, I hope, suggestive to emphasize that milk and milk products are the best food sources of vitamin G-that is so, whether your object is to enjoy health, beauty, youth, vite or free dom from cataract.
 Average daily rations required by every individual to prevent manifes- tations of deficiency disease are as follows, as estimated by various au- thorities:
 Vitamin A-4OO0 or 5000 internat
 ional units.
 Vitamin D-400 to 1900 U. s. P. XI
 units.
 Vitamin B1 (thiamin)-600 inter-
 national units (2mg0 | Vitamin B2 (G, Rioof1avin)-2 mg. Vitamin >C-60O international units (30 mgD
 The amount Of thiamin mentioned is slightly more than some nutrition authorities have suggested, but 600 international units of B1 is probably a fair estimate of the average in- | take of this vitamin hundred years ago, when people of this country SubsiSted on undenaturized food, eS- pecially real whole wheat flour from | which nothing was removed in the milling process and real crude, brown or raw sugar and molasses-which retained all the vitamins and min erals of the cane.
 It should De clearly understood unfortunately for the well being of the people many self-constituted medical and nutrition authorities do not understand--thatt these estimates are merely the minimum or least possible amounts of the Vitamins required to prevent actual manifes- tations of deficiency disease. In order to correct or cure functional ailments or complaints which have already developed it may be neces- sary to supplement even an ideal diet supplying all of the vitamins i'll such amounts with considerably more of one or more of the vitamins mentioned.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | RaiSinS
 I eat raisinS in large quantities, fact that is all take for lunch. Will this give me too much sugar? Are raisins harmful in any way? G. W. | Answer-No, they're good food.
 Orange Juice
 You said Vitamin c in orange, juice lost if the juice stands over night Editor of magazine said it has been shown that if covered and kept in refrigerator orange juice may stand 24 hours without vitamin loss.
 GA. o. E.)
 AnsWer-I still say gradual oxida- tion and destruction of vitamin C begins as soon as the juice is expres- sed and continues while it stands whether covered or not. I do not