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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 1, 1936)

Vitamins

Vitamins.

Until twenty-five years ago, these elusive elements in food had not been discovered, although scientists knew long before that, that if certain foods, such as fresh vegetables, butter, milk, and oils were not included in the diet, the body suffered from what are known as deficiency diseases, and became an easy prey to infection. These diseases, rickets, scurvy, beri-beri, pellagra, etc., are now fast disappearing. They were very prevalent in the olden days, especially amongst seafarers, who for long periods were out of reach of supplies of the above-mentioned fresh foods. We do not propose to go into details concerning these vitamins, as like the minerals and salts, they are required in such small quantities, and are contained in so many of the fresh foods, that an ample supply is obtained by taking an ordinary, sensible mixed diet of meat, milk, fresh vegetables and fruit, so do not worry about them. Leave that to the faddist.

In our next issue we might have something to say on the subject of cooking.