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The Nutrition Today Society
If you are a physician In
the United States, chances
are you’ve heard about the
founding of the Nutrition
Today Society. The society
hopes to do for nutrition what
the National Geographic
Society has done for
geography.
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A high hope? Yes. But a
worthy one, indeed.
The Nutrition Today
Society was announced and
charter memberships were
offered Just a few months
ago. The first people con
tacted were the readers of
the professional journal
Nutrition Today-the nation’s
NOVEMBER 12th & 13th
1. Visit Canadian Dairy Farms
2. Tour Toronto Canada
3. Evening Banquet
4. Travel by Jet Airplane & Bus
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
AND RESERVATIONS CONTACT:
VANESSA RUPP
TOUR COORDINATOR
PENN JERSEY HARVESTORE
NEW HOLLAND, PA.
717-354-4051
physicians and many other
health leaders in callings
directly involving nutrition.
These include medicine,
agriculture, biochemistry,
dentistry, dietetics, food
technology, home
economics, nursing,
nutrition, paramedical
endeavors and school food
service.
Laymen Joining, Too
But the society hopes
laymen will Join too.
Membership dues are 112.50
annually. Students, interns
and residents in, the
professions mentioned above
may enroll at $6.25 yearly.
A brochure on mem
bership said, in part: “We
intend to open the windows of
the world and let knowledge
of nutrition flow through to
every professional person to
whom the public looks for
guidance on the extremely
vital matter of nutrition-and
to every other jierson who
wants to know more about
nutrition.”
The society feels, rightly,
that physicians alone see
enough patients every week
(almost 40 million persons)
to have an enormous in
fluence on the eating habits
of the nation if only the
physicians' themselves are
sufficiently informed and
motivated to talk to people
about their food choices.
A major reason'for the
problem, or let’s say, the
opportunity, is that medical
schools in the past have
taught little nutrition. And, k
for that matter, in all the
world, relatively few people
really know nutrition
scientifically. That’s one
reason faddists are able to
write so many popular books
and in some cases even
medical doctors have
presented theories that will
CANADA
TOUR
As of mid-October, the
supply situation in
November is expected to
look like this...
Beef to continue plentiful, cranberry products to be
with production moderately plentiful, with total
higher than a year ago and a production at near-record
record for the month. Lower level-7 percent above last
grade beef will account for year and 5 percent ahead of
the increase. the 1971-73 average.
Pork supplies to be Pears to be plentiful,
adequate. Production will be Production is estimated at
seasonally large and close year’s and 4
moderately above a year ago percent above the 1971-73
but below the November average. Record Anjou and
1970- average. Bose variety crops are ex-
Ponltry&Eggs pected.
Turkeys to be plentiful, Apples to be plentiful. The
mainly because of record commercial crop equals last
cold storage holdings about year’s and is slightly above
one-third greater than a year the 1971-73 average,
ago and one-half more than Fresh grapes to be
the 1971-73 average. This adequate. Production in
more than offsets the ex- California, home of most
pected decline in new-crop fresh varieties, is down 3
marketings. percent from last year but 17
Broiler-fryers to be percent above the 1971-73
adequate, considering * average,
seasonally reduced demand. Fresh citrus fruits and
Production will be about one- citrus juice, notably frozen
tenth less than a year ago concentrated orange juice,
and 5 percent under the 1971- t 0 1)6 plentiful. Florida’s
73 average. frozen orange juice stocks at
Eggs to be adequate the end of September were 11
although 6utput is likely to percent above last year’s
be 2-3 percent under a year large supply. Production of
ago and 6 percent below the early, mid-season, and
1971- average. Naval orange varieties to be
~ Milk & Dairy up 6 percent from last season
Products and 14 percent above the
Fluid milk, butter, cheese,
and nonfat dry milk to
continue adequate even
though milk production will
be at its seasonal low.
Commercial stocks of dairy
products will remain well
not stand the test of
research.
What Membership Will
Include
Membership in the
Nutrition Today Society will
include subscription to the
magazine Nutrition Today.
It is a handsomely-produced,
color-printed publication
with outstanding
illustrations and writing.
It may be a bit technical
for some lay persons, but it is
surprising if someone sin
cerely seeks knowledge how
well they can educate
themselves if their sources
of information are valid.
The society also plans a
nutrition information service
for press, radio, and
television which hopefully
will increase the reliability
of nutrition information
reaching the public. The
already-established Nutri
tion Today teaching aid
program will assist
educators.
An outstanding Board of
Directors will adminster the
society’s efforts. I wish them
well. Anyone interested in
membership should write to
The Nutrition Today Society,
101 Ridgely Avenue, An
napolis, Maryland 21404.
Food Outlook
Red Meats
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 2,1974
above the 1971-73 average for
November.
Fruits, Vegetables, &
Nuts
Fresh cranberries and
past 3 seasons’ average.
Grapefruit (excluding
California production out
side the*desert valleys) to be
down 8 percent from last
season and 7 percent below
the last 3 seasons’ average.
Canned non-citrus fruits to
be adequate from this year’s
larger production.
Raisins to be plentiful,
with large 1974 production in
prospect. Dried prunes to be
plentiful due to a large
carryover from 1973’s record
crop. This season’s
production should be about
29 percent less than 1973’s
but larger than the 1971-73
average.
Onions to be plentiful in
view of 1974 storage crop 18
percent larger than last
year's and 19 percent more
than the 1971-73 average.
Sweetpotatoes to be
adequate, with production 7
percent ahead of last year
and 10 percent bigger than
the 1971-73 average. Irish
potatoes to be plentiful. This
fall’s crop exceeds the
limited 1973 output by 13
percent Sept. 30 stocks of
frozen potatoes were 46
percent greater than the low
supplies of a year earlier and
11 percent above the 1971-73
average.
Frozen' vegetables to
continue plentiful. Sept. 30
stocks were 15 percent
greater than both a year
earlier and the 1971-73
average. Canned vegetables
to be adequate with larger
packs rebuilding reduced
inventories. Specifically,
more tomatoes and tomato
products will be available
and about the same or fewer
supplies of other major
canned vegetables.
Peanuts to be plentiful.
End-of-August stocks were
47 percent above a year
earlier. The 1974 crop is
estimated at 2 percent more
than 1973’s record cro;
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