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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 286, 15 December 1944, Page 13

ISSUED BY THE DEPT OF HEALTH Personal Check-up Can You say 'No' to all these questions 8 6 Have You got that tired 5 feeling ? Do You feel depressed ? Do You get that can't-be- bothered feeling } Is your" appetite Poor 8 Do You lose Your temper readily } Areyou troubled with constipation} If you have answered 'Yes' to ANY of these questions, it is quite likely your diet is lacking in the ENERGY vitamin_Vitamin B-I . Local surveys indicate that most people get only two-thirds of the daily requirements of Vitamin B-| needed for buoyant health: Refined cereals; plus" excess sugar and fat in the diet, increase the need for this vitamin, which helps the body to use these foods. If You want to get back that good appetite, 'healthy digestion,. and steady nerves, see that you get your Proper share of Vitamin B-] . Get your supply of B-[ (and other nutritive elements as well) from THESE FOODS : whole grain cereals; wheat germ, wholemeal bread, liver, kidney and other glandular meats ; bacon in mind for the future that pork is rich in B-I) ; (KeeR inresin or dried; whole or skim ; peas- fresh; green, split or dried, beans, lentils, peanuts (when available) and other nuts ; oysters ; brewery yeast or yeast extracts 8 potatoes; green and root vegetables (don't use soda when cooking because it destroys Vitamin B-[): Children and adolescents need more Vitamin B-I than adults: Women need it during pregnancy and to help breast-feed the baby. YOUR BODY WONT STORE VITAMIN B-I So YOU MUST GET YOUR QUOTA EVERY DAY IOa FOR A HEALThIER nation