10 Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 3, 1990 | Health Unit replies to” Vitamin D controversy | “The enforced addition of the sunshine vitamin to milk and other foods is a dangerous prac- tice causing thousands of Cana- dians to suffer from car- diovascular disease and osteoporosis,’” a Simon Fraser University researcher and in- structor in Kinesiology said recently in a widely-circulated news report. Jym Moon has spent more than 20 years study- ing the effects of humans of calciferol — a steroid hormone — otherwise known as Vitamin D. by Betty Barton» Sonya Kupka, the community nutritionist at the Skeena Health Unit, counters with, ‘‘Vitamins are substances found in foods which are necessary for normal growth and maintenance of health. Steroids are compounds that resembie cholesterol chemically. Many steroids are produced by the body naturally. Vitamin D can be made in the body from certain steroids, but it needs the help of the sunshine to be utilized by the body. In northern areas particulasrly, where exposure to sun may be limited, it is -valid to drink Vitamin D fortified milk.” Moon claims that Vitamin D is voluntarily: added to some margarines, infant forumlas and breakfast cereals and is com- monly found in multiple vitamin supplements. Pharmacist Allan Mural winners named The Skeena Christmas mural contest was a great success. Murals ranging from two-by-three feet all the way up to eight-by-10 feet were scattered throughout the mill to put everyone in the spirit of the season. The murals didn’t last as long as everyone would have lik- ed — they were victims of harsh winter winds — but the spirit in which they were made still lingers in the mill. Santa’s sleigh and playdough reindeer won Kiti K’Shan first place in the primary division, while Veritas placed a close sec- ond with a beautiful choir of angels taller than the green chain. The Seventh-Day adven- tist School placed first in the elementary division .with their entry of colored aluminum foil surrounded by a holiday theme border, and Veritas came in sec- ond with a Nativity scene. : QUALITY HOME CARE AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ARTISTRY QUALITY SKIN CARE AND COSMETICS NUTRILITE QUALITY ». NUTRITION AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS * 635-4618 | vers Do te Lie i eats Dubeau at Northern Healthcare (Terrace Drugs) confirms that multiple vitamins contain 400 in- ternational units (IU) of Vitamin D per tablet and cod liver oil | capsules come if two strengths . (200 IU and 400 IU of Vitamin D). Vitamin D is added to all cow’s milk produced for human consumption in North America and other parts of the world. It is not added to goat’s milk, - cheese or yogurt. Small amounts: of Vitamin D are added to margarine. Kupka checked the local supermarket shelves and verified that Vitamin D is not added to common dry breakfast cereals or baby food. It is found in baby formula. She agrees that Vitamin D, like most other vitamins, can be very toxic if taken excessively. Vitamin D’s range of safe intake is quite nar- row as it is fat soluble and therefore stored in the body. But exceeding the safe limit of intake of Vitamin D through foods, she says, would be hard to do. Adults require 100 IU of Vitamin D (one - 8 oz. glass of milk) in a day. Infants require 400 IUs. Mother’s breast milk ‘contains 40 IUs per eight - program ounces. Breast-fed babies often . need Vitamin D supplements. Without sufficient Vitamin D, rickets can occur in children and osteomalacia in adults. _ Deficiencies are now limited almost entirely to infants not consuming fortified milk or for- mula, Some of the foods that naturally contain Vitamin D are. marine oil (cod liver oil), liver, . fish tissue and, eggs. It is most commonly through supplements that people risk consuming’ ex- cess Vitamin D. Kupka points out that any food fortification is under constant scrutiny. Excessive Vitamin D (defined as 10 times the normal recommended consumption) for an extended period of time may be of concern. — Excessive Vitamin D is dif- ficult to detect; Bone -pain,. kidney stones and hardening of the arteries could be caused by excessive Vitamin D or by any number, of other imbalances within the body. After discussion with provin- cial and federal health authorities, Kupka says there are no indications that Vitamin D fortification in milk will be discontinued. [ Coming events — . , Information concerning the Twin River Estates project =~ yb Cellulose - is available from the Skeena Senior Citizens: Housing: . Society. office, corner. of Apsley Street and Lakelse: Avenue, each Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. The office will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 27 until Thursday, Jan... 11. After that, the office will re-open Thursdays from 2 to., 4 p.m. Please note change of day for our Open House: The Terrace Curling Club welcomes anyone wishing to curl in men’s, ladies’, mixed, commercial, junior or morning leagues. NEW curlers welcome. Leagues start again early January. Register now. by calling 635-5583. - January 3, 4 and 5 — The Terrace Public Library presents “The Annual Laurel and Hardy Film Festival” at 1:30 p.m. each day. Each session will be an hour and a half long. Films are suitable for ail ages. Admission is free. For more Information, please -call the library at 638-8177. Monday, January 8 — The next meeting of the Terrace Breastfeeding Support Group will take place at 8 p.m. in the education room of Mills Memorial Hospital. We will be discussing the ups and letdowns of breastfeeding, . so we would like to hear about either your best or worst experience of: breastfeeding. Bring your babies. For fur- ther information, call Terry Walker at 635-3287. Tuesday, Jariuary 9 — You are cordially invited to attend the regular school board meeting of School District No. 88 (Terrace) at 7:30 p.m. at the School Board office, 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace. Wednesday, January 10 — The Pacific Northwest Music Festival committee would iike to remind competitors . and teachers that the deadline date for entry Into the. Festival is January 10. The Festival dates are March 8 to 17. Syllabuses and entry forms are available from Sight and Sound, Ferrace and Kitimat public libraries and the Secretary, Box 456, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4B5. Please note that entries MUST be mailed and not dropped off. Monday, January 15 — The regular meeting of the Mills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be held in the hospital . board room at 8:15 p.m. Kathleen Deigatty and Genlene Suthertand of Terraceview Lodge will attend to discuss | the possibility of amalgamating the Hospital Auxiliary with the Terrace Health Care Society. 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