Overfed but Under-nourished

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22985, 12 March 1938, Page 6 (Supplement)

Overfed but Under-nourished

Tho Australian Commonwealth Advisory Council on Nutrition, in its report just issued, stresses the vital importance of proper diet for children of pre-scliool age, and the urgent necessity of providing proper foods for the many who are now improperly nourished. At one time—and even now in some countries —malnutrition meant simply that children were not getting enough f 00( l — an y sort of food. In New Zealand and Australia to-day it generally means that they are not getting tho right sorts of food. A child may be crammed full three or four times a day with denatured foods, heavy proteins, starches and sugnrs —and still he undernourished. Which is why every mother, whether in straitened circumstances or well off, should pay heed to the Iviitrition Council's warning that every child needs milk and milk products, eggs, and fresh fruits and vegetables. In a country as abundantly productive as this, no child should go short of the vital health foods.