NUTRITION INQUIRY

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 November 1939, Page 5

NUTRITION INQUIRY

DIET OF ARMED FORCES

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WELLINGTON, November 2.

An inquiry into the nutrition of the armed forces has now reached the stage where recommendations have been drawn up for the Medical Resarch Council by the committee set up to investigate the question. This committee consisted of Colonel F. T. Bowerbank. Director-General of Medical Services, Lieutenant-Colonel S. H. Crump, Deputy-Quarter Master General Dr. M. B. M. Tweed, Miss A. E. Lorimer. and Mr. C. R. Bach. Government physical welfare officer.

The committee discussed the question from the point of view of what was not merely desirable, but reasonably practicable, in the way of augmenting the diet of the forces in order to satisfy the full needs of nutrition in the light of modern knowledge. A quick preparation by the committee in its report was undertaken, in view of the recent direction of the Minister for Defence, who showed that the Government was concerned to leave no stone unturned in providing adequately for the men.

The committee has agreed that the diet in camps is on sound lines, provided that certain protective foods .are included. It recommendations will now come before the Medical Research Council. '. ...