Dairy Products Better
HUNTINGDON (Huntingdon
Co.) Dairy products have an
edge over dietary supplements as
a source of calcium for children
and women. The form in which
calcium is consumed has a signif
icant impact on the absorption of
iron into the bloodstream, the
study showed. Calcium carbonate,
the form of calcium commonly
found in supplements, reduced the
bioavailability of iron by about
one-third. But dairy products such
as milk and cheese had very little
effect on iron, with on exception:
We had a pleasant surprise the
Saturday morning before Easter.
A basket of flowers was delivered
to our house from a son and his
wife who live in Atlanta. I im
mediately phoned to thank them.
Later in the day our mood
changed as rescue equipment
dashed past our house to a neigh
bor’s farm. There were dozens of
vehicles and rescue personnel
horn nine different companies.
The only thing that we knew was
that someone had drowned when a
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yogurt, which reduced bioavaila
bility by about the same amount as
calcium carbonate.
The study examined the rela
tionship between calcium intake
and iron absorption in young and
adult rats, an animal model for
human dietary studies, said Den
nis Miller, Cornell professor or
food science.
Suppression o firon bioavaila
bility is a significant issue for indi
viduals at risk of iron deficiency,
such as children and premeno
pausal women. Women of child-
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canoe capsized in the Cocalico
Creek. Was it a neighbor’s son?
Because of the high water, they
finally called in three pieces of
heavy earth-moving equipment to
divert the water through another
channel. Finally sue hours later
four divers were able to find the
body of a youth under a home
made bridge.
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but also a dangerous thing. It is es
sential to know how to swim but
even this isn’t always enough to
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Calcium Source Than Supplements
bearing age also are the popula
tion group most likely to be taking
calcium supplements, Miller said.
He emphasized that calcium sup
plements still may be appropriate
for some individuals,* particularly
for women who don’t consume
many dairy products.
“Poor bioavailability is the
prime reason for impaired iron
status,” Miller said. Most people
in the United States eat between
10 and IS milligrams of iron per
day, and the body requires only 1
or 2 milligrams be absorbed into
save a life. Over the years there
have been several drown ings in
our area. Many years ago an
18-year-old fell through the ice
and was killed. Then later a small
boy fell out of a boat and could not
be found.
I have taken a chance on a trip
that included white water rafting.
It was exciting but tiring as we
leaped over small falls and big
rocks. It got more exciting when I
fell into the churning Juniata Riv
er. But, someone was there to
throw me a rope and I got out safe
ly.
Definitely more pleasurable
was my experience as I went
snorkelling in the Caribbean while
on a cruise. I’d never realized the
variety of beautifully colored
small fish that live just under the
surface. Of course, I swallowed a'
lot of salt water but it was worth
the effort to see something new.
I have always been so very
thankful that we were able to raise
our six children along the Cones
toga River and not have a serious
accident!
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the bloodstream to replace iron
losses. But only about 10 percent
of dietary iron is absorbed. Any
thing that significantly suppresses
iron bioavailability is cause for
concern, Miller said.
“The real mechanism underly
ing all this is elusive. We think it’s
related to the chemical form of the
calcium,” Miller explained. Cal
cium carbonate, for instance, has a
buffering effect on die stomach,
which reduces the solubility of
iron and therefore its bioavailabil
ity. Other types of calcium that do
not have buffering effects, such as
calcium sulfate, do not interfere so
significantly with iron absorption.
The interaction of dairy products
with iron is complex and poorly
understood.
“The effect of yogurt was a real
surprise to us; we would have
expected the opposite,” he said.
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machines package the eggs into
cartons. The cartons are made to
pad the eggs against bumps and
jolts. The packaged eggs are then
taken to a cooling room where the
temperature is kept around 4S
degrees. The eggs are then shipped
to the supermarket in cooling or
refrigerated trucks. At the super
market, the eggs are kept cool in
display cases so that people can
buy them. Eggs will stay fresh for a
long time. If ket in the refrigerator,
they will stay fresh for four or five
weeks without losing any of their
flavor or food value.
Hoe is a recipe for Melissa’s
favorite pancakes.
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"Wedon’thave an explanation for
it" Yogurt is more acidic than
other dairy products, which by
itself should enhance iron absorp
tion. But it also is a fermented pro
duct, and the bacteria in yogurt
cultures may interact with iron, hi
addition, the yogurt contained
added stabilizers, which might
also affect iron absorption,
although Miller said this area
needs further research.
Other studies have shown that
milk depresses iron absorption
when added as a beverage to
meals. But Miller pointed out that
milk in a complex diet is an
important source of protein and
often displaces other foods that
also have an inhibitory effect The
net effect on inhibition of iron
absorption is most likely small.
Supplements, however, tend not to
displace other foods.
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APPLE PANCAKE
'A cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
4 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
•/, cup plus 2 tablespoon milk
4 tablespoon butter
2 baking apples sliced
Mix flour, eggs, and milk until
slightly lumpy. Melt butter in pie
plate until foamy. Pour batter into
the center of the pie plate. Place
apple slices in a pinwheel patter in
center of batter. Bake 25 minutes
in 42S degree oven until sides of
pancake rise above sides of pan
and are golden brown. Sprinkle
with confectioners’ sugar and
serve hot with syrup.
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