THE VALUE OF LEMONS
At this season lemons and oranges are particularly beneficial to bodily well-being. In all citrus fruits there is an abundance of those wonderfully poteut substances called vitamins, including one which helps the body cells to resist disease germs. There are also certain acids, of which citric acid is the most important. Theso are most valuable in the vital activities of body cells and in the removal of the waste products in the nutritive processes. The acids in citrus fruits form a compound in the body, which increases the alkalinity of the blood; diminution of this alkalinity gives rise to many types of ill-health. Lemons also contain matter of direct food value —carbon compounds and various necessary salts, phosphates, potash, iron, lime sodium, sulphur, etc. A very important point is that all these salts, vitamins, etc., are present in lemons in a form which is easily made use of in the body.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21916, 27 September 1934, Page 3
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155THE VALUE OF LEMONS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21916, 27 September 1934, Page 3
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