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MEDFOKD MATT j TRTBUXE, MEDFOKD. OKF-PON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 31, 193fi. PAGE SEVEN CHOOSE FOOD FOR Calcium, Phosphorus IVJake Bones and Teeth Iron Required for Blood Plants and Meats Source Minerals, as the word Is commonly understood, do not seem much llfce food. Calcium In the form of marble, phosphorus In the phosphate fertil izers, or Iron, hard and strong enough to bridge a river, do not appeal to the appetite, to say the least. Cal cium, phosphorus, and Iron, however, and some other mineral elements are Indispensable building materials for the human body. Calcium and phos phorus are used ' chiefly to make bones and teeth. Iron fS needed es pecially In the blood. The body muit get these materials In Its food and a shortage of any one of them very soon causes trouble In the body. But there need not be a shortage, says the Bureau of Home Economic of the U. S. department of agricul ture. We can get the mineral ele ments we need by choosing the foods that provide them In the form of "mineral salts," or other digestible compounds. Plants use mineral sud- stances, which they take direct from the soil. We eat plants, we also eat animals that have eaten plants, and In the plant tissues which compose vegetables and fruits, and in the animal tissues that furnish meats. poultry and fish, or In animal pro ducts in the form of milk and egga, we get those same minerals In forms which we can assimilate. Watch Mineral Value Practically, then, our problem lfc one of selecting foods for their m'n- eral value. Just as we select for en ergy, protein, and other values. And here, once more, foods vary. Nearly all foods contain at least a trace of each Important mineral, some are rich In one or more of the minerals The food most useful as a source of calcium milk though rich also in phosporus, is poor in Iron. And eggs, rich in phosphorus and iron, carry practically all their calcium in the shell. And so on through many var iations and grades In value. The body requires more of some minerals than others. It requires a lot of calcium, whlcu Is not aburi' dant in many foods, and a lot of phosphorus which is plentiful in many foods. It requires only a little Iron, but that little is hard to ac quire because even the foods called "iron-rich" contain very little ui deed. Nutritionists simplify the problem somewhat when they tell us that we make sure of the calcium and Iron, the phosphorus will take cars of Itself, because It comes in so many foods, Including those rich in cal clum or iron. Calcium, then, needs special at tentlon. Some nutritionists believe that In American diets, there Is very likely to be a shortage of this par- tlcular element partly because trie body needs so much. The 'hones and teeth, where calcium la so largely needed, constitute a big part of the body bulk, and calcium In unevenly distributed in the common foods. Calcium For Kids Children particularly need plenty of calcium. A shortage of calctun or phosphonw in children's focd menu stunted growth. The bones either do not develop, or they arm weak and fragile and the child may develop rickets a wholly preventable disease which leaves crooked ixne& or other deformities for life. As both these minerals are plent ifully supplied by milk more easily and economically than by any other food, nutritionists recommend plenty of milk In the children's diet o ouart a day Is best, they say, to make good strong, straight bones, Adults need calcium to keep bones and teeth In repair and it Is hard for anybody to get enough calcium without using milk In some form either to drink, or in soups, chow ders, cheese, or sauces. Vitamin D is necessary, too. for bone-buildlng. Milk Rich Source So milk Is at the top of the list of foods rich In calcium and this means skim milk and buttermilk, as well as whole milk, fresh, evaporated or dried, and it means cheese also, Then come the greens beet tops cabbage, cauliflower, chard, collards. dandelions, kale, mustard, and tur nip tops. Some of the syrups too, are good for their calcium sorghum syrup, sugar cane syrup, and mo lasses. Iron is not so easily supplied. There Is no one food that can be depended upon to furnish the day's quota 01" Iron. The best sources of Iron among foods from animal sources are egg- yolks; meats, particularly liver, kid ney, brain and heart, also lean muscle of beef, veal, pork, lamb, and dark meat of poultry, oysters and shrimps. In the vegetable kingdom, the best foods for Iron are the green leaves, particularly turnip and beet tops, dandelion 'and mustard greens, watercress, and spinach,' also kale, and broccoli leaves; dried fruits, par ticularly apricots, peaches, currants and dates, also figs, prunes and raisins; whole-grain flours or cereals particularly whole wheat, barley. re and oats; molasses, sorghum syrup and sugar cane syrup; beans and peas of all kinds, fresh or dried; and nuts, particularly almonds and hazel nuts, also walnuts, pecans and hick ory nuts. Each of these various types of rood contains a little iron but it takes several Iron-rich foods to furnish a day's supply, for there must oe plenty of Iron In the diet to make good red blood. Phosphorus is found In many foods. Particularly rich in phosphorus are milk and cheese, eggs, meat, llsn oysters, lobster, shrimp, clams, bean? and peas whole grains cornmeal. and some of the greens so many differ ent kinds of food that we are almost sure to get enough phosphorus. Few Foods Have All Although most foods contain at least a trace of all the food minerals, foods rich in all three of the essen tial minerals here discussed are ex cepttonal. Two sea foods, oysters and shrimps, are rich In all three cal clum, phosphorus, and Iron. Milk It rich in both calcium and phosphor ua, and so are clams and lobsters. As to calcium and Iron together, only the greens and the syrups (molasses. sorghum syrup and sugar cane syrup) I art rich In both these minerals. A good many foods are rich In phos phorus and iron, but this combina tion la less Important because phos phorus is abundant In so many foods. When it comes to planning meals, foods rich in bone and blood-build Ing minerals are of course among the essentials, along with carbohy drate foods and fats for energy, lud proteln-rlch foods for muscle build ing. For example, says the Bureau of Home Economics: Breakfast including dried apricots or peacnes. cereal and milk, and whole-wheat toast provide a good supply of calcium, phosphorus and Iron. A lunch Including an oya ster ml lk -stew, or an egg salad with a glass of milk and gingerbread, would be rich In these minerals, as would also a dinner Including a milk soup, lean meat or liver, and green of Borne kind, or, If there is no meat, baked beans, brown bread, and greens or a green salad. Relief Rolls Near Past Year's Peak WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (API Harry L. Hopkins, WPA administra tor, estimates dole and work relief rolls axe nearly as bulky now at a year ago, when an all-time relief pop ulation peak of 20,000.000 was reached. 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