Body Cell Mysteries
Think of the happy people
there would be if tendencies
to being overweight could be
controlled or eliminated in
infancy. That’s a theory now
being worked on in research
laboratories.
You’ve heard about how
our bodies develop fat cells
early in life. You’ve been
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told that once your body has
so many of these cells, you
will never have less. When
an adult reduces, he does not
lower the number of fat cells
in his body. He simply
.shrinks the size of those he
has.
People Lose and Gain
And the theory is: People
lo& and then regain weight
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because when their weight is
down, their fat cells, being
used to being bigger,
literally “scream” for more
nourishment, causing the
person eventually to satisfy
this craving. Then, “Voila!”
You are overweight again.
So, wouldn’t it be nice if we
could control how many fat
cells your body produces
orginially?
At Columbia Univeristy’s
Institute of Human
Nutrition, that’s what
researcher Jo Anne Brasel,
M.D., Is working on—among
other things. She got into her
present work by way of being
a pediatrician and becoming
discouraged over growth
problems suffered by many
children.
“I became dissatified as a
clinician seeing children, one
after another, with growth
problems and not really
knowing what was going on
underneath the skin,” she
says. Dr. Brasel, who in her
early career had fellowship
training in endrocrinology
and had become interested
in what goes on at the
cellular level in terms of
growth, decided to go into
research for real.
What Controls Growth?
She wants to know “what it
is that controls growth at the
cellular level and when it
goes wrong, what has gotten
in to unmesh the gears and
interrupt the process that
really so often goes
remarkably smoothly.”
She is convinced that
“Adequate nutrition is very
important in obtaining
normal growth and
development. Disturbed
nutrition will lead to
distorted growth.”
Some of her particular
research has concerned the
development of brain cells.
She believes malnutrition in
the very young “may have
irreversible effects on these
stages of growth, resulting in
less mental ability.”
Some of Dr. Erasers
current research 'is con
cerned with the development
of fat cells. She is seeking,
perhaps by using an enzyme,
a means to keep track of how
many fat cells are being
produced in the infant. With
such a test, if too many fat
cells were being developed,
the infant’s pediatrician
could take corrective action,
perhaps saving the in
dividual from an adult life of
fighting obesity.
How Good is Milk?
Now and then we need to
remind ourselves of the
virtues of milk. They are so
great that sometimes I think
people take milk for granted.
And equally, because milk is
totally respectable in
nutrition, if someone decides
to criticize it, he can easily
make headlines.
It's sort of like saying
motherhood is bad.
But there is another
reason, too, for discussing
again the virtues of milk.
With prices rising today for
everything, we need
especially to buy the best
products and services for our
money.
Nutrition is no exception.
Milk offers perhaps the
widest variety of essential
nutrition that any one food
offers. Thus milk is good for
people of all ages, from birth
to death.
Protein Always Needed
Milk is an excellent source
of the highest quality
protein. You do not lose your
need for high quality protein
after weaning. During early
growth years and then for
file rest of your life, you need
this protein daily. Your'
needs for calcium, similarly,
is high throughout life. It is
not a need that dwindles
away, or one that is easy to
satisfy with other foods in
your meals.
Whole milk also offers
generous amounts of vitamin
A and is usually fortified
with vitamin D. Milk is
important, too, as a source of
riboflavin as well as smaller
but significant amounts of all
other nutrients except iron
and vitamin C.
So how much milk should
people have? Babies we
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pretty much know about. But
during the preschool years, 3
or more glasses of milk daily
are recommended. Four or
more glasses are suggested
for teen-agers. Two or more
glasses are recommended
for adults. Pregnant and
nursing women should have
4 or more glasses daily.
Cheese, ice cream, and other
milk-made foods can supply
part of the milk. *
Danger of Deficiency
While some people may
have the capacity to adapt to
lower calcium intakes, even
moderate deficiencies in
calcium over a period of
time may contribute to the
occurrence of osteoporosis
and periodontal disease in
later years.
Drinking two glasses of
milk per day, as is recom
mended for adults, is
moderate indeed in terms of
calories 159 per 8-ounce
glass—when you think of all
the good nutrition that comes
with it. You really cannot get
Ham Is A Favorite
One reason ham is a favorite
of the economy minded woman
is because it goes a long, long
way After making its first grand
table appearance, its budget
stretching leftovers mean more
meals that otherwise would have
to come from a new meat pur
chase. Next time you have ham
leftover from dinner, couple it
in a casserole with lima beans
and cream-style corn and crown
with corn muffin batter before
baking. This southern-style one
dish meal rates high in appeal
Special Bice
Beef Kabobs or pork chops
deserve to be accompanied with
a special rice Just pop a cube
of beef bouillon in the boiling
water when cooking the rice or
use diluted canned bouillon The
soup seasons the rice as well as
giving it a gourmet appearance.'
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most of milk’s nutrients
more cheaply through any
other foods. So milk also
offers prime economy for
your food budget. And guess
what? It is the orginial
convenience food, too. Just
pour it and it’s ready to use.
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