CHAPTER Xn 



THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER NUTRITION" 



The great importance of good nutrition dur- 

 ing the developmental years cannot be over- 

 estimated. At this time the structure of the 

 body, including the most vital tissues, is be- 

 ing built up and the organism thus formed 

 must serve for the whole of life. If proper 

 growth does not take place during the period 

 of natural development, no later compensation 

 is possible. 



At this time, a double function of nutrition 

 is required, first, that of growth, and second 

 that of maintenance or keeping the body in 

 operation. By the latter is meant a supply of 

 energy and heat, and as the child by its growth 

 and activity bums up more fuel than the adult, 

 it is doubly important to supply a sufficiency 

 of proper food to serve as fuel. Hence, at 



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