Expensive Beef: A Blessing in Disguise?
Authors: GEORGE CHRISTAKIS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Editorial1 April 1974Expensive Beef: A Blessing in Disguise?GEORGE CHRISTAKIS, M.D., M.P.H., REVA T. FRANKLE, M.S., R.D.GEORGE CHRISTAKIS, M.D., M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, REVA T. FRANKLE, M.S., R.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-80-4-547 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe beef shortage and spiraling beef prices of late 1973 may have been seen as a threat by consumers, but, if they were a threat, it was not as much to health as to the great American myth that beef is the bulwark of our national health, strength, and virility. Meats such as beef, pork, veal, and poultry are providing 45% of the protein, 40% of the niacin, and 35% of the iron in our diets. We tend to forget that fish, shellfish, dairy products (such as cheese, skim milk, eggs), beans, peas, cereals, and peanut butter have protein values...References1. ARLIN M: The Science of Nutrition. New York, The MacMillan Co., 1972, p. 172 Google Scholar2. Recommended Dietary Allowances, 7th ed., Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 1968, p. 19 Google Scholar3. SCRIMSHAW N: Nature of protein requirements. Ways they can be met in tomorrow's world. J Am Diet Assoc 54:94-102, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. See Reference 2, p. 15 Google Scholar5. BRESSANI R and BEHAR M: The use of plant protein in preventing malnutrition. Proceedings of VIth International Congress of Nutrition, edited by MILLS CF, ASSORTED R. London, E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd., 1964, pp. 181-206 Google Scholar6. REGISTER U and SONNENBERG L: The vegetarian diet. J Am Diet Assoc 62:253-261, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FRANKLE R and HEUSSTENSTAMM F: Food zealotry among youth: new dilemmas for professionals. Am J Public Health 64:11-18, 1964 CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SCHILLING F, CHRISTAKIS G, and BENNETT N: Studies of serum cholesterol in 4244 men and women: an epidemiological and pathogenetic interpretation. Am J Public Health 54:461-476, 1964 CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. CHRISTAKIS G, FRANKLE R, and BROWN R: Nutrition teaching at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine: a three-year experience. Am J Clin Nutr 225:997-1009, 1972 CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. FRANKLE R, WILLIAMS E, and CHRISTAKIS G: Nutrition education in the medical school: experience with an elective course for first-year medical students. Am J Clin Nutr 25:709-719, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Diets in coronary heart disease. A joint statement of the Division of Biology & Agriculture, National Academy of Sciences (National Research Council) and American Medical Association, July 1972. Nutr Rev 30:223-225, 1972 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GEORGE CHRISTAKIS, M.D., M.P.H.; REVA T. FRANKLE, M.S., R.D.Affiliations: Nutrition Division Department of Communuity Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe relationship of dietary calcium to the maintenance of skeletal integrity in man—an interface of endocrinology and nutrition 1 April 1974Volume 80, Issue 4Page: 547-549KeywordsCheesesDietMeatMilkNiacinProteins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...