MALNUTRITION

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19946, 24 July 1936, Page 7

MALNUTRITION

WIDESPREAD INCIDENCE, j I LEAGUE COMMITTEE’S REPORT. j SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. I'nlted Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 24, 11.45 a.m.) London, July 23. The League of Nations committee appointed to investigate Mr S. M. Bruce’s nutrition scheme, in an interim report emphasises the widespread incidence of malnutrition. It adds that in no country does the whole population attain the standard desirable in the interests of health. Malnutrition is a widespread cause of maternal and infant mortality, and is one of the main causes of the high proportion of rejected military recruits. In many countries the average diet in the lower income groups is inadequate for good health. The report recommends a diet, including meat, fish, milk, eggs, cheese, butter, fresh green vegetables, fruit and potatoes and also stresses the outstanding value of milk. It urges the u-se of less highly milled cereals, and advises a lower consumption of sugar. It recommends the education of doctors, nurses and the public in the principles of nutrition; the provision of adequate supplies of food to mothers, infants, children and adolescents; provision to meet the nutrition needs of the lower income sections of the population, and a reduction in prices of protective foods in order to bring them within the reach of all classes of the community.