Your Diet Needs Fat
Fat is not all bad.
In fact, it is necessary to a'
balanced diet. Latest,
revised U. S. RDA’s
recommend that 35 percent
of the diet should be fat.
Fat is the chief source of
essential fatty acids as well
.as a carrier of some very
essential-vitamins, namely
A, D, E and K, and, it’s a
major source of energy. A
diet with too little fat lacks
flavor and satiety value.
Robert C. McKinley,
President of Dairy Council
Inc., Southampton, Pa.,
said: ‘‘Knowing about
moderation in total fat and
fatty acids is an important
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way to understand how they
fit into a balanced diet. Of
course, people with an over
weight problem should
watch not only fat Intake, but
also total calorie con
sumption.”
Regarding fat, Dr.
Laurence M. Hursh, Head,
Division of Environmental
Health, University of
Illinois, and Consultant,
National Dairy Council,
states: “one of my pet
peeves, admittedly, is the
commercial effort in this
country lo scare people
about heart disease. I just
don’t think people have to
switch from saturated fats to
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polyunsaturated fats for fear
of a heart attack. There is no
conclusive research
evidence to show that people
who maintain a decent
weight and eat a reasonably
balanced diet - regardless of
which fats they eat - are
going to have heart disease.
All of the talk is based On
studies and statistics that; to
my mind, do not sufficiently
rule out other factors enough
to say, ‘Diet is what did it.’”
Meantime, Dr. Hursh
continued: “Certain
vegetable and ‘soft’
margarine manufacturers
ladle the airwaves and
television with implorings
that all of us should switch to
their products. But here is
my real message, you
needn’t switch.”
Dr. Robert S. Lees, who
carried out carefully con
trolled hospital surveys of
obese patients, suggests
maintaining desirable body
weight through sound
nutritional nabits. Just eat
good meals and control your
total caloric intake each day.
No fuss. No bother.
All of which brings us to
the fat content of a number
of America’s favorite foods.
Relating to weight content
of 12 popular foods, milk is
the lowest in fat - 3.5 percent.
Mayonnaise is the highest -
SO percent. In between are
spaghetti with meat suace,
7.1; bacon, lettuce tomato
sandwich, 10.5; cherry pie,
11.3; iced devil’s food cake,
16.5; hamburger, 17.1;
Spanish omelet, 17.7; frank
furter, 20; candy bar, 23.1;
lamb chop, 27, and potato
chips, 40.
In addition to its low fat
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content, milk is important
because it is the very best
source of calcium. People of
all ages need calcium for
upkeep of bone and for
proper functioning of nerves
and muscles. Milk and its
products are important, too,
for protein, and the B
vitamin riboflavin as well as
Growing
Degrees,
Rainfall
A report from Penn State
of weekly crop and weather
round-ups with a report on
weather conditions for the
week ending May 20.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week
was 66 degrees, 4 degrees
above the normal average
for the time of year.
Growing degree days for
crops that start at 40 degrees
totaled 800 degree days, 122
more than the normal
average. For crops starting
at 50 degrees growing degree
days totaled 356, which is 98
more than average.
Rainfall for the week was
.13 inches. Rainfall
measured from April 1 was
7.93 inches, 1.80 inches more
than the normal average.
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COMPARISON CHART
FOOD FAT CONTENT
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other vitamins and minerals.
The importance of fat and
other foods is explained in
Agriculture Information
Bulletin No. 361, available
from the Superintendent of
Documents, U. S. Govern
ment Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402, for
25 cents. It also is available
in some areas in Govern
ment Bookstores, Stock No.
0100-02924. Order by name
and number.
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