Milk Has It
MHK has been described as the indispensable " "food and the most nearly perfect food, since of all the foods available to man it contains the best selection of nutrients. Milk contains the essentials for correct nutrition-fat, proteins, carbohydrates, mineral matter and vitamins, and all of these are present in a readily digestible form so that it is no surprise to find that a study of the nutritive properties of milk is a study of the relatively new science of nutrition. Milk was instrumental in giving us the discovery of Vitamins A and B and to a certain extent Vitamin D, and as might be expected from that statement milk is a very good source of these three vitamins. It is not such a good source of Vitamin C and this is one of the few points of lack of perfection in milk. Possibly the greatest benefit of milk is as a bone and tooth forming food since no other food has the same combination of calcium
phosphorus and Vitamin D, the essentials for this important factor in nutrition. In war-time particuler attention must be given to the quality of the people's food and a National Nutrition Conference for De fence called by President Roosevelt has issued a food guide listing the essentials for good nutrition and the foods in which they are found. Of these essentials only iron and Vitamin C are not found in milk, cheese, and butter.-(" Science in Daily Life," K, M. Griffin, 1YA, July 31.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 5
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252Milk Has It New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 5
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