Nutrition and Food Supplies
1936-09 1936 1930s 33 pages : illustration frequently cited as the reason for malnutrition, are really symptoms of poverty, bad housing, overcrowding, lack of rest and sleep, lack of fresh air, worry, etc. The significant fact, however, is that a proper diet is the most important factor in Nutriti...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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London : The Labour Party
September 1936
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| Summary: | 1936-09
1936
1930s
33 pages : illustration
frequently cited as the reason for malnutrition, are really symptoms of poverty, bad housing, overcrowding, lack of rest and sleep, lack of fresh air, worry, etc. The significant fact, however, is that a proper diet is the most important factor in Nutrition, and the want of it the most important cause of Malnutrition. “Nutrition was the process, or series of co-ordinated processes, whereby the nourishment of the body was effected, and the structural integrity and functional efficiency of every cell maintained ... Nutrition was affected adversely by a number of factors such as imperfect oxygenation, insufficient rest and want of sleep, overwork and fatigue, but by far the most important factor was food of improper constitution.” (Sir Robert McCarrison on “Nutrition and National Health,” British Medical Journal, 29/2/36). Essentials of a Right Diet We have advanced from the time when it was thought enough merely to have sufficient food regularly to satisfy hunger. We know more about why we require food and the importance of quality as well as quantity. Food is required as fuel for the body, to keep it warm, and supply it with energy. Food is required as building material, for the proper construction of the body before birth, throughout childhood and the period of growth, and for the upkeep of the body — tissue repair, etc. Food is required to protect the body against disease and to ensure its healthy functioning. A right diet is one which has adequate heat and energy value (calories) and which contains a sufficient supply of body-building and protective material. If heat and energy were all we had to think of, a diet of fairly cheap foods would be enough, but the body-building and protective foods require a more varied and expensive dietary. Apart from oxygen and water all food is made up of fats and carbohydrates, which are fuel materials; proteins, which are body-building material (classified as animal or first-class protein and vegetable or second-class protein); 7
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