Why all the controversy concerning nutritional supplements? We live in an era where food is more available to consumers than ever before. Food is found in all shapes, sizes, colors, textures, and flavors with differing amounts of added fortification. Is it just that we live in a time when the dominant philosophy is that all things, including good health, are thought to be gained instantly through a myriad of pills? Or could it be that there is a greater need for fat and water soluble vitamins, minerals, amino acids, plant and animal extracts, cofactors, and enzymes than for the treatment of clinical diagnosable disease states resulting from acute deficiencies? The answer to this last question is becoming increasingly yes as scientific research slowly uncovers the rationale behind the long-suspected biochemical effects of these nutritive agents.
Water Culture vs. The Soil
Hydroponics was invented for the purpose of checking to see whether any single element was absolutely necessary to the growth and development of a plant, or not. It was never, originally, intended to be a total growth medium for any and all plants. That it has become so testifies to the avarice of the chemical industry.
Experts and the Food Industry: Who Testifies for Safe Nutrition?
The quality of the American diet has been the subject of numerous Congressional hearings, documentaries and exposes. Americans are worried by the mounting evidence that our foods contribute to such widespread health problems as diabetes, tooth decay, obesity, allergies, heart disease, constipation, and bowel cancer. In fact, one nutrition expert from the University of California estimated that diet-related illnesses cost consumers $30 billon annually.
School Chief Compromises on Proposed Ban on Soft Drinks
The sale of carbonated beverages in Los Angeles city school cafeterias would be banned under a recommendation from Superintendent William J. Johnston. “We would not, however, ban the sale of candy and soft drinks in the student stores."
Johnston’s recommendation, which came to the student life committee of the Board of Education, is a compromise over that of the board-appointed, board-based citizens’ committee which recommended in June that candy and soft drinks not be sold at any district school.
Letter in Rebuttal to School Chef Article
In response to Los Angeles city schools Superintendent William J. Johnston
On Better Nutrition
The excessive use of simple sugars in our diet is reflected in the elevation of blood triglyceride levels. The “sweet tooth” is not a natural phenomenon, any more than a proneness to alcohol consumption is. With proper diet, both of these propensities will disappear. Dr. Weston A. Price dramatically illustrated the causal effect of refined carbohydrates on dental caries, dental malocclusions, pyorrhea, arthritis, tuberculosis, mental retardation, and the criminal temperament. Our processed food is an extreme departure from the substances that man was provided through nature, and it is consequently a real source of stress for the body to have to deal with it.
Parents! Have You Seen Bert and Ernie Lately???
Schools are not the only perpetrators of infiltrating the young minds of our children. Are you aware that most television programs directed at youngsters are filled with advertising for “junk foods?” Here is…
“Epidemic” of Hunger Suspected
A UCSD research team has produced statistical evidence that more than 6,000 San Diego County children are so undernourished that their brain development has been impaired. Dr. Robert Livingston, a professor of the neurosciences at UCSD School of Medicine, said if the figures produced are correct, and he believes they are, San Diego has an "epidemic of preventable health tragedy." Livingston, flanked by his team of student researchers, presented the findings at a press conference also attended by Dr. J.B. Askew, San Diego director of public health.