Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-11
Nu+ritional
Opinions
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Dr.. Adrian Gibbs Shows
Experts Disagree
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81 WOULD advise you to re-
i tire" said my old friend.
Or. Adrian Gibbs, the other
afternoon.
THE only thing you were ever
supposed 10 know anything about
was nutrition. and nowadays IL
II perfectly impossible for any
body Ia he an authority on nu-
triton because all the authorities
disagree.
For instance, there IL your
valued colleague who believes
that high blood pressure, hard
lining OF the arteries and all the
consequences of these conditions
come from eating eggs, butter
and milk.
"He has proved this TO his own
satisfaction OF rabbits. Every
Christmas he goes on spree
and eats one egg, drinks a glass
Of milk and eats an entire serv-
ing OF butter on a piece Of bread.
This is his concession to the
Nitamins.
HnF COURSE, his W hOl e
theory Is at variance with
the vitaminists who think that
everybody should have an egg.
a glass Of milk, some butter once
a day In order TO prevent star
walton. fatigue, high blood pres
sure and arterioscIerosis.
Both of these crowds are
equally eminent In the field of
nutrition. What are you going
10 do about IL? Your reputation
will be ruined no matter what
decision you make.
81 also find that there Is some
little difference among people in
high authority about how to con-
troll the war by diet.
First. as suggested by DIR.
Robert X. Williams, a pioneer
In the field Of vitamin research,
vitamins control the tides OF
world conquest by Increasing the
pugnacity and crOwding the
populations Of aggressor nations
who eat vitamin foods and at
the same time reduce the birth
rate and undermine the vigor of
those nations destined to he van
pushed who neglect vitamins in
their diet.
NCONTRARY to that, and ac-
" cording to DIR. Frederick
Hoelzel, too much emphasis has
been placed on the value of
enriched foods and vitamin prep
aratiOns, because too much food
and excessive catering to appe-
tite can wreck empires as well
as individuals. Vitamins make
them soft.
"In other words, according to
the equally eminent authorities,
plenty OF vitamins make people
war-like, or In the other opinion
plenty of vitamins make people
want to lie down and be peaceful.
you, my friend, are on a spot.
You have 10 decide and which
ever way you decide, your rep
utation Is bound to be gone.
81 would advise you to take a
postgraduate course In dande-
lion culture and give up human
nutrition entirely.
HT ADMIT I don't quite under
Il stand the experts myself.
Just before the war read an
article about how the Germans
could never do any fighting be-
cause their food had no vita
minis.
IL also read the same thing
about the japanese.
1T see ms they have been
doing little better than the
nutritional experts predicted, for
nutritional experts now say that
the Germans have practiced the
decortication OF grain for human
use by far the least extensively
Of all people In Western Europe
and that their efficiency and
thoroughness Is due to this.
'It Is also said that the Japa-
nese have a rich and complete
diet consisting Of whole rice.
THAT Is how they were able
TO overcome the English who eat
nothing but roast beef, potatoes,