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'You are what you eat' "You are what you eat." But few people eat a meal and think about the nutrients being shoveled into their bodies. Ask what they are eating and the answer will be asparagus, bread, pork chops and milk, not vitamfn A, carbohydrates, protein and calcium. But it's the vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, fats and water-collectively known as nutrients-which make-up your body. And food helps by transporting these nutrients into the body. When the body receives these nutrients In such as infancy and adolescence. Pregnant and nursing women need more than the normal amount of nutrients to maintain the fetus and produce milk. All nutrients, with the exception of carbohydrates, are active in the regulation of body processes. Fatty acids, proteins, minerals, vitamins and water each perform essential regulatory functions such as moving fluids, coagulating blood, activating enzymes and maintaining normal body temperature. . Fruits and vegetables, often overlooked in today's short-order world, are the best shelly" fdkowski crumbs the proper amounts, the result is good nutrition. Some benefits of good nutrition are recognized readily. Good posture, firm muscles and vitality. Nutrients in foods have three physiological functions: to provide energy, to build and maintain cells and tissues and to regulate body processes. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are the nutrients which are converted into energy, otherwise known as calories. Carbohydrates in cereals are the major energy sources. (Rice and wheat provide 41 per cent of the world's food supply.) Adequate calorie intake is determined by three things: basil metabolism (the amount of calories used during physical, digestive and emotional rest), body temperature regulation and physical activity. Protein builds and maintains cells. The best protein sources are meat, fish, dairy products and lentils. Minerals and water also are important. Adequate intake of building and maintenance nutrients is especially important during periods of rapid growth, sources of the body regulating vitamins and minerals. Not only are these nutrients necessary for body regulation, but vitamin and mineral deficiences also can result in disease. Vitamin C will prevent scurvy. The B vitamin, thiamine, prevents beriberi. A lack of vitamin D results in rickets. Too little iodine causes a thyroid condition known as a goiter. Fortunately, most nutrients are sufficiently met in American diets to prevent the common occurence of these diseases. But their contributions to body regulation still are important to your well-being. Space does not permit a detailed description of vitamins and minerals, their functions and food sources. If you are interested in learning more about vitamins and minerals, as well as the other nutrients, I suggest you contact the Extension Office in the East Campus Information Building. And when you eat dinner tonight, translate the food into nutrients. The body translates the nutrients into the physical you. ombudrma7T Mill mm) (too """"SPRING SKIING. U. of N. Ski Club is sponsoring a trip to BRECKENRIDGE over Spring Breek. March 25 thru March 30 5 nites, S days $113 Includes lodging ell lift tickets, end transportation. Decade Quickly Come fo next meeting on March 0 7:30 In tho Union Salvation Army has super savings for you 50 off all clothing with this ad. 737 "P" St. Shop Evenings Till 7:00 Thun. Till 9:00 6030 Havelock Ave. Shop Daily Till 5:00 1425 South St. ' Shop Daily Till 5:00 -' mi-il'ilmitr EHWlMtiillllmiHlflilllllll llliirirr.M.MillilWmniB ' mmmnmamli ' grVLm '' ' Summmwmm ' iiummm mini mm mi ruJMiHi.iH K -" mm -t i n-n WSSKBK P0(LCa Mick Jogger in Performance :-. ;f.. Performance it sat in contemporary' London and it a story of the underworld and a probe into love and hate. The The music is mostly written by Jack Nituche and conducted by Randy Newman with vocals by Buffy Sainte Marie, Merry Clayton, and the last poet. Mick Jagger and James Fox are the stars. Jane Fonda in Kbte Klute is the story of a terror-ridden New York call girt hunted by a psychopathic killer. Jane Fonda won an oscar for her poigant portrayal. . .cynical, yet sensitive. Donald Sutherland (MASH) plays the small-town detective who leads the hunt for the killer. Sutherlands low-key portrayal is a perfect balance for Ms. Fonda's intensity. PERFORMANCE SATURDAY HENZLIK HALL KLUTE FRIDAY 7:00 and 9:30 P.M. A ,4",, 1 t 1 J tit tEie you don't see? How much do you really know about the ICEBERG LETTUCE CONTROVERSY? Want more facti? Safe way urges you to watch thii week's program on edu cational TV, THE ADVOCATES. HE ADV0CATI jiiyj(Q)k Channel 12 7 p THURSDAY MARCH 8 The lettuce controversy is a Union controversy. Safe way Stores, Incorporated does not grow nor harvest lettuce. Safeway purchases from growers or.ly tho best lettuce available. More than 80 is Union harvested. Farm workers should be guaranteed freedom to choose between Unions or non-Union affiliation. i3 thursday, march 8, 1973 daily nebraskan page 3
