(ANSWERS PAGE 4) THE AUSTIN GUILD presents 'The Indonesian Look'' There are no "magic combinations. Meals furnishi ng a good variety of vitamins, minerals, and proteins needed for body growth, repair and functioning make for efficient use. They are not so likely to be wasted as when too much of one vitamin and not enough pf some mineral are eaten at the same. Since a craving is usually for some food which is particularly well-liked cr for one to which the person is accustomed, it is more likely to satisfy a wish than an act ual body need. Unfortunately, poorly nourished persons very often do not "crave" the foods which contain nutrients of which they are badly in need. No. 1 he body's food needs make a variety of foods necessary. For one thing, the amount of bulk supplied by fruits and vegetables would be difficult to obtain in a tablet. The nutrients which cause milk to be an excellent food for children are also needed by adults, though often not in such large quantities. It is an especially valuable food for elderly persons since it is high in protein, minerals, and vitamins, and can be taken by persons with poor teeth or none. No, except for some loss of Vitamin C. Milk is not a very high source of this vitamin, anyway. No. The end product of all starch and sugar digestion is glucose, a product which the diabetic can use only in limited amounts. 7. No. There seems to be a disturbance of the calcium deposits in the bone in one form of arthritis. This is probably due to hormone changes. It is even possible that more calcium in the form of milk might be needed. 8. Fats, in general, are more slowly digested than other nutrients. There may be slight differences in the speed of digestion of various fats, in healthy persons, all fats are thoroughly digested. There is probably a greater- difference between the functioning of two digestive systems than between the speed of digestion of two fats. If foods hiah in fat have been limited in a special diet^0 all kinds of fats are excluded. 9. No. Food is either burned or stored. Whether or not it is stored depends on the amount of exercise taken, regardless of the time its taken. 10. Coffee is a stimulant and not a food. Cream and sugar add calories, but make no other difference in the effect of coffee. by Lilian Du cel I e FRI., APRIL 24, 8 p.m. Hotel del Coronado Sponsor: International House World Trade Mart of San Diego, Inc. Shoes by BOLDRICK'S Hair Styles by CONNIE'S COIFFURES Donation 3.- For Reservations call: San Diego: 264-3058, 264-3750 Whittier: 699-6837, 944-3549

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American Tong Tong | 1964 | | pagina 8