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Bucks County 4-H’ers
Win Awards
Recently several Bucks
County 4-H’ers were honored for
their outstanding work in the
4-H horse and pony project. The
4-H Achievement Day was Nov.
7 at the Lenape Valley
Presbyterian Church in New
Britain.
The Junior Horse Award
Winner this year is Danielle
Nilsen. Danielle is 11 years old
and was the vice president of the
Spurs N Burrs 4-H Horse and
Pony Club last year. She is the
daughter of Jim and Betsy
Nilsen, Hellertown. This was
Danielle’s fifth year in 4-H. She
participated in county and
regional horse bowl, hippology,
and public speaking contests.
Danielle also competed in the
county, regional, and state 4-H
horse shows. Outside of 4-H she
is active in her church and
school activities.
The Senior Horse Award
Winner this year is Emily Fair.
She is 15 years old and a second
year member of the Spurs N
Burrs 4-H Horse and Pony Club.
Emily is the daughter of Dennis
and Sandy Fair, Coopersburg.
Emily participated in the county
horse bowl and hippology con
tests and competed in the coun
ty and regional 4-H horse shows.
She is a teen leader in her club
and is known to persuade others
to join the 4-H program. Emily is
planning a career in the equine
sciences and is furthering her
knowledge through 4-H.
The 4-H Horseless Project
Award recognizes a 4-H member
who has excelled in the horse
program even without a horse.
This year’s winner is Phillip
Beck, son of Ted and Sarah
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Beck, Coopersburg. Phillip is 11
years old and a third-year mem
ber of the Spurs N Burrs 4-H
Club. He participated in the
County and regional horse bowl
and hippology contests, Phillip
is also very active in community
service activities along with
working at the Care and Share
Shoppe in Souderton.
The 4-H Horse Production
Award recognizes a 4-H mem
ber’s accomplishments in the
production project This year’s
winner is Danielle Nilsen.
Danielle spent many hours
working with her project horse
Justin and learning tips and
techniques from Justin’s owners.
She says, “Patience is the key to
everything, especially when
working around young horses.”
All that hard work paid off
because she and Justin went all
the way to the state horse show
and placed sixth.
This year 4-H picked one out
standing 4-H horse member.
This outstanding member is
involved with the many activi
ties that 4-H offers and has
shown great leadership poten
tial and responsibility within
the club and with her project
work. This year’s winner is
Danielle Nilsen.
4-H Livestock
Scholarships Awarded
Fayette County 4-H Livestock
Scholarships were recently
awarded to 13 4-H members.
Recipients are Lance Gallagher,
Robert Harper Jr., Jennifer
Holchin, Justin Homer, Jaclyn
Lehman, Amanda Myers, Jamie
Piwowar, Tiffany Rockwell,
Kevin Rooker, Jess Schroyer, Lee
Stanish, Angela Thomas, and
Jennifer Wilburn.
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Food And Nutrition Notes
Many women take a calcium
supplement to help prevent
osteoporosis, vitamin E to help
protect against heart disease, or
a multi-vitamm/mineral pill to
take the place of a diet that is
not as healthy as we’d like it to
be.
When taking one or more
supplements a day, you may
want to think about how to get
the most for your dollar.
In order to gain the maxi
mum benefit from vitamin and
mineral supplements, you need
to consider many factors. These
include how to improve the
absorption of supplements,
should they be taken with or
without food, and are capsules
that promise better absorption
worth the extra money.
What affects absorption of
vitamins and minerals? If you
take a multi-vitamin/mineral
formula, it will be better
absorbed if you take it with a
meal. This occurs because the
stomach breaks down the pill
while it digests food, making it
easier to absorb the various
nutrients in the pill into the
bloodstream. Taking pills with a
meal can also help reduce the
gastric (stomach) discomfort
that some people experience
when taking supplements.
Keep in mind that taking vit
amin and mineral supplements
with certain foods can increase
or decrease the absorption of
nutrients. A good example of
County extension agent,
announced that the Livestock
Scholarship Fund was founded
in 1980. To date, more than
$85,400 has been awarded to
182 4-H’ers. Qualifications for
the scholarship are determined
by the members of the Livestock
Scholarship Committee for
youth who enroll in a college or
an approved technical school.
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this is iron, which is a common
nutrient deficiency for children
and menstruating women Iron
supplements should be taken
with a meal or a glass of juice,
since the acid produced in the
stomach as a result of food
entering it or the acid naturally
occurring in juice, increases the
absorption of iron into the blood
stream
It’s best to avoid drinking cof
fee or tea for at least 90 minutes
after taking an iron pill or eat
ing an iron-rich meal Chemicals
called polyphenols in coffee and
tannins in tea have been found
to decrease the absorption of
iron.
Since calcium may reduce
iron absorption, avoid taking a
multi-vitamin/mineral supple
ment at the same time as a sep
arate calcium pill. Instead, take
them with different meals.
What is the best calcium sup
plement? For those taking a cal
cium supplement, select one
with calcium carbonate, since it
is best absorbed when taken
with meals.
Because the body is not able
to absorb large doses as well as
it does small doses of calcium,
it’s a good idea to divide large
doses (1000 to 1200 milligrams
per day into two or three small
er doses throughout the day.
In addition, if you are not
receiving enough sunlight on
your skin, you may not be pro
ducing enough vitamin D, which
is crucial in the absorption of
calcium. This is especially a con
cern for those living in the
northeastern part of the U.S.
and those who are home-bound.
Those who don’t expose them
selves to the sun should pur
chase a calcium supplement
that contains 200 to 400 mil
ligrams of vitamin D for every
1000 milligrams of calcium.
How are seniors’ needs differ
ent? An estimated 20 percent of
people over 40 and 40% of people
over 80 have atrophic gastritis, a
disorder in which acid is not suf
ficiently produced in the stom
ach. This can lead to inadequate
absorption of those minerals
that require acid to be present in
the stomach.
For those over 60 years of
age, to maximize the absorption
of a mineral, like calcium, take
the supplement with meals. Or
purchase calcium citrate supple
ments, which are better
absorbed by those with atrophic
gastritis Be aware that calcium
citrate pills have less calcium
per pill, therefore, you will need
to take more pills, which may
result in more expense
Those with atrophic gastritis
may also have difficulty absorb
ing vitamin 812, a nutrient
important in the formation of
red blood cells For those over 50
years of age, it’s recommended to
take a supplement containing
two to four micrograms of vita
min 812 per day or to eat vita
min 812 fortified cereal daily.
The vitamin 812 found in sup
plements can be absorbed
whether stomach acid is present
or not.
How effective are the more
expensive supplements? They’re
not! While timed-release cap
sules are more expensive, they
are not necessarily better Those
advertising timed-release sup
plements promote the impor
tance of maintaining a constant
level of vitamins and minerals
in the bloodstream. Since this is
not important, as it is for med
ications like antibiotics, don’t
spend the extra money for
timed-release.
When searching through the
shelves for a vitamin/mmeral
supplement, simply look for one
with a USP symbol and one that
contains no more than 100% of
the Recommended Daily
Allowance (RDA) for all vita
mins and minerals. The pres
ence of the USP symbol indi
cates the product has been test
ed to disintegrate and dissolve
so it can be easily absorbed It
also means that the purity and
potency meet established stan
dards
Vitamins C and E - Natural
or Synthetic? Spending extra
money on the natural form of
vitamin C is not necessary. On
the other hand, research has
revealed that the natural form
of vitamin E (d-alpha toco
pherol) is better absorbed. In
fact, the natural form has been
found to be twice as strong as
the synthetic (laboratory made)
form (dl-alpha tocopherol)
Current research indicates that
100 to 400 International Units
(I.U) per day can help fight
heart disease and enhance your
immune system.
So, purchasing and taking a
vitamin/mineral supplement is
not as easy as it once seemed.
However, research in this area
has lead to interesting informa
tion, which will help you to get
the most from your supplement
and your dollar.
Resource. Tufts University
Health and Nutrition Letter,
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