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BEWARE OF FALSE CLAIMS Sa 3
Vitamins are now big business
-and drug profits come first

VITAMINS HAVE BECOME big business, and
big business is more interested in profits than in
health. Many of the claims made for vitamins in
advertising. are false and reckless. Let’s see what
vitamins really are and when they are needed.

Vitamins are ‘substances which are present in
small amounts in food and are necessary: for good
health. Remember, they come from ordinary food.

‘Scientists have discovered many vitamins and will
discover others. But every vitamin ever discovered
came from your everyday food, and there are prob-
ably other vitamins in that food which have not'
yet been discovered. ‘

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IF YOUR DIET includes enough meat, .eggs,

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There are some people who need vitamin pills,
but these people are truly sick and need the ,advice
of a physician—not a radio announcer. People with
low incomes may get vitamin diseases and need
‘vitamin pills for a certain period of time, but what
the people need even more is a better income so
they can afford a better diet,

The vitamin racket is dangerous because it makes
some people neglect serious illnesses. Just to give
one example, vitamins are recommended by the
ballyhoo men for poor ‘appetite.

But poor appetite may mean many things, from
not liking your job to a cancer in the stomach.
Neither of these conditions will ba helped by vitamins.
And if the person with cancer of the stomach goes
milk, fresh fruits and vegetables, you can forget. on taking vitamins and neglects to see a doctor, he
about vitamins. If you are eating such a diet and may discover the truth too late for a cure.
feel ill or run-down or tired—vitamin pills won’t * “* * : 2
help you at all. ‘ THE PUBLIC must be protected against false

The advertisers try to make you believe that advertising and false medical claims. The law makes
it’s very hard to figure out a balanced diet and that the drug manufacturers put on their packages ex-
you should take vitamin pills just to be sure. The actly what is inside. But our present laws do not

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“SEND DELEGATE EHO) VIENNA |

~ AN INTERNATIONAL Con-
ference in Defense of Children
Will be held in Vienna, Austria,
in January, 1952. Purpose of
the conference is to examine
what must be done..to defend
the right of all children of
the world to lifé, health and
education.

Congress' of Canadian™
Women is planning to send
one or more delegates to the
Vienna conference, and activi-
ties of local branches across
Canada are raising funds for
this purpose. ;

In Vancouver the CCW is

Congress raising funds for. |
Defense of Children parley

mitted goods will help raise

taking nart in the Cooperative

14-15 at Clinton Hall, 2605
East Pender. Sale of home
cooking, candy, sewing and

money to finance delegates to\
the Defense of Children Con- —
ference and to the CCW an-
nual convention in Toronto
next s>ring. F

“We want swings, sandpiles
and teeter-totters in our parks,
not air raid trenches,” said a
CCW spokesman here. (Photo
above shows two London chil-
dren examining a nark air

raid trench).

ANYBODY WANT a pumpkin?
We have a few choice specimens
lined up in the basement, the re-
sult of the youngsters’ first busi-

ness venture. AS a matter of
fact, they didn’t do too badly and
Were quite proud of the fact that

they had a nice crisp one dollar |

bill to send to Champion, the
progressive youth paper, just in
time for its circulation drive.
I'd like to put in a plug right —
now for Champion, which is cele-
brating its first birthday, because
it’s one paper every parent should
be interested in.

The cost of a year’s subscrip-
tion is small compared to what it
cffers young people, whether their
particular interest is education,
Sports, music or what have you.

In all of its articles and reports
it has a lively and generally a
completely youthful point of view.
And for the children it has a,
Junior Champ page which our
youngsters read eagerly the mo-
Ment the paper arrives. How
about adding it to your Christmas
list of presents this year? ;

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I HAD «A chat with my milk

he handed

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man the other morning. He tells
me that he’s so disgusted with
the present milk situdtion that
in his notice. His
regular deliveries are down from

800 to 250 units, the difference be-
é ing exactly the amount of new

customers he has secured during
the past year. | |
“There’s a ‘whole year’s. work
shot,” he said bitterly, “and if
this skip-a-day plan goes into

effect, one hundred of us-drivers_

will be laid off, so I’m getting out
now.”

Much Sc 1 sympathized with
his plight, I had to tell him that
I was planning to cut down our
family’s consumption of fresh
milk also, relying more on powd-
ered milk for baking needs, He
mentioned then how this would
hit the farmer, for the best price
he gets is for his fresh milk and

the price of any that is sold for .

cheese, butter and so on is based

- on a lower figure. So rather than

solving any problems the Milk
Board is creating more—for the
farmers, the workers in the dairy
industry and naturally, all of us
as consumers.

fact is, it isn’t at all difficult to have a balanced

diet if you.can afford it. ‘

But when prices
stays unchanged,
food like meat, eggs,
and stock up on bread
cheaper.

If! You Get Enough

You aid in building resistance to
infections,

You promote growth.

You help to promote better vision
in dim light. ;

You help to improve skin, teeth,
and gums.

You help to-stimulate appetite.

You help to aid in digestion and
assimilation of foods.
. .

You help to control your nerves.

You help to prevent constipation,

also some diarrhea conditions.

You help to improve condition of
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You help to develop and main-
tain good teeth. ; :
You; help prevent tender joints
and fragile bones.
You help to build resistance to
colds and intestinal infections.
You help to prevent some forms
of headache. . © \

You ‘build and preserve sound

bones;
You utilize and assimilate other
food substances better.
You help to prevent tooth decay.
You help to improve the condi-
tion of your skin. ;

go sky high and the pay cheque
“people cut down on expensive
milk, vegetables and fruit
and other cereals, which are

prevent wild and false claims in advertising.

Such claims shouted over the radio and plastered

fully controlled

companies,
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How to Get Enough

VITAMIN A

Eat freely of foods yellow in

’ eolor: butter,- cream, ice cream,
milk, cheese, egg's.

Yellow vegetables and fruits.

Green vegetables, especially leafy
type, and fresh ones.

Fish liver oils, liver are excellent
sources,

“VITAMIN B COMPLEX

Eat “whole grain cereals
bread.

Drink whole milk.

Eat liver, lean nork, kidneys, and
other organs.

Eat vegetables, especially “greens”
and tomatoes,

Eat eggs. = ¢

Yeast, wheat germ, oysters, dried
peas and heans are also good
, Sources.

VITAMIN C

and

Eat some raw fruit ‘and vegetables
: daily, esnecially Salad greens,
tomatoes, citrus fruits, such as
oranges, grapefruit, | apples,
bananas, green peppers.
VITAMIN D
“Get plenty of sunshine.

Drink Vitamin D or irradiated
milk, when obtainable,

Use fish liver oils and fish food
Eat eggs. ey

all over the magazines should be even more care-

than the small print on a drug

package which few people read. The people’s health
is more important than the profits of the drug

Comments

Is practically insoluble in water.
Is not easily destroyed by heat.

Is stored in the body.

Is soluble in water.

Not easily destroyed by heat.

Is soluble in water,

Is easily destroyed by heat, dry- -
ing, and exposure to air.

Amount varies with freshness
and storage. Doénot cut up
vegetable hours before cook-
ing or soak in water for long
periods.

Is not easily affected by heat.
Is not soluble in water,

Is stored in the body.

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