The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-26
IF HE BE CAUGHT YOUNG

IF HE BE CAUGHT YOUNG
 In awarding the accoiade tc Ernst P. Boas, MD. for his book (for medical readers) Treatment of the Patient Past Fifty" (The Year Book Publishers, Chicago quoted here last Sunday the fol- lowing:
 C. adults experience
 steady, long continued loss of
 calcium through the years. This
 does not become superfcially
 manifest because the great cal-
 clum stores in the bones con-
 stantly make up for the calcium
 losses in the blood and tissues
 The loss of calcium in itself Is Q perfectly normal physiological pro- cess. That is, the body In health excretes or loses about a quarter of teaspoonful (one gram or fifteen grains) of calcium daily. If the diet fails to supply that much and a little more calcium daily, to make up the loss, then the body suffers from calcium deficiency.
 Dr. BoaS explains that, as Sher- man has repeatedly emphasized, the ordinary American diet Is more de- flcient in calcium than in any other element. He adds that the best sources of calcium are milk, which contains about e gram Quarter of teaspoonful, fifteen grains) to the quart, cheese and green leafy vege- tables.
 Now had I been writing what I quote from pr. Boas I would have said thsi does not become superfi- cially manifest because the great calcium stores in the bones AND TEETH constantly make up etc. And suppose most dentists at first blush would scout this idea. It Is now as well established that there is constant calcium metabolism in the bones and teeth just as there Is in the nerve tissues and other liv- ing tissues. If this were not SO, the teeth of the expectant mother whose nutrition is deficient (in cal- cium and vitamin D particularly would not suffer SO much from softening and decay during preag- nancy You see If the expectant mother has fairly sound teeth to begin with, the developing fetuS sel2es upon most of the calcium and vitamin D the mothers inadequate diet supplies, so that there is in- sufficient calcium available to pres vent softening and decay of the mothers teeth.
 That is the reason why the eX- pectant mother must get not only an adequate ration of calcium and vitamln D, the same as any one else, but an average or an extra amount of both essentials to insure normal growth and development of the baby and protection of her own health. The old saying that the ex- pectant mother must "eat for two" Is wrong so far as calories go but not SO wrong as to the daily intake of minerals and VItaminS,
 Today it Is the general custom to give every baby Q daily ration Of vitamin D in one form or another at least through the first year not only to prevent Tickets but to pro- mote development of strong straight bones and sound even teeth, To that, (Brady) would add steady nerves. And If you ask me-you never do, but if you ever happen to inquire about 1t I'd say there is no good reason for discon- tinuing the practice of supplement. ing the everyday diet with vitamin D before the child has reached his or her late teens.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Biology ls Good
 Why condemn the field of Bio- logy because some teachers are un- trained2 Tn behalf of these high school teachers may l say c word Would you spend thousands of dol- lars and several years time getting such education to qualify you to leach iIl high school for q compen. Sation which barely Sustains the standard of living the community expects the teacher to have?
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