Word: vitamine
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tons of powdered whole milk, 250 tons of evaporated and condensed milk. There will be more drugs and supplies, less food for France: 500 tons of powdered whole milk, 250 tons of evaporated and condensed milk, 25 tons of children's clothing, $100,000 worth of drugs and vitamin concentrates...
Stiff guarantees were given by the Red Cross. Its relief shipments are confined to medical supplies in the strict sense, dried or canned milk, children's clothing, vitamin concentrates. Because the British fear Nazi shenanigans around distributing points, distribution must be by the Red Cross itself. To Spain, where Franco's relief is now administered by social agencies, some of whose angels of mercy have Falange (fascist) symbols embroidered on their aprons (see cut p. 19), the Red Cross will send six U. S. experts to supervise the job and each Spanish agency distributing Red Cross food will...
...Vitamins for Britain committee worked on plans to send 1,000,000 vitamin tablets sweetened and flavored with cinnamon to British children each month. Price of enough vitamins to supply a child for one year...
...though it is "extremely injurious to pulmonary tissues," is often essential for a child's diet. It should never be given to struggling children, never be fed to infants while they are lying on their backs. Safe procedure: give a few drops at a time, or use vitamin concentrates...
...pointed out the distinction between "undernourishment, or deficiency in calorie intake, and malnutrition, or deficiency in proteins, vitamins, and minerals," remarking that the more vital problem is to maintain the quality of the national diet, especially in regard to vitamin content, in order to "promote vigor, resistance to disease, and a high morale...