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January 1, 1924
Yorkville Enquirer
York, York County, South Carolina
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A 1923 experiment in Berkeley, CA, led by Margaret S. Chaney, found that underweight children gained more weight from mid-morning oranges or orange juice than from milk and crackers or bottled orangeade, due to oranges' appetizing and tonic effects.
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Very Beneficial in Feeding Under-weight Children.
Milk and eggs are popularly supposed to be the chief hope of the underweight and undernourished child. But a recent investigation of various foods administered as a mid-morning lunch to several groups of under-weight children through two test periods of eight weeks each, one during the autumn months and one during the spring, demonstrated conclusively that milk is not the sole salvation of the underweight child. The experiment was conducted under Margaret S. Chaney, M. A., in Berkeley, Cal. The results of this experiment in feeding are published in a recent bulletin by the American Medical association, reprinted from the October 1923, number of the American Journal of Diseases of Children.
Of the groups of children compared, one group was given milk and two graham crackers as a mid-morning lunch; another group was given either an orange or the freshly extracted juice of one orange; a third group was given one glass of bottled orangeade.
The surprising result was that the orange group showed the greatest gain in weight, the orangeade group the second best gain, while the milk group came in third.
One point considered is that the undernourished child frequently has an indifferent appetite, and the milk produces a satiating effect, so that he does not care for his regular noon meal when it comes. The orange, on the other hand, while it has some food value, is tonic and appetizing in its effect, so that the indifferent appetite is stimulated, rather than satisfied, and the child eats more heartily at regular meal times.
Oranges contain nature's most beneficent natural acid, which, strangely enough, is alkaline in its effect. Never sweeten oranges heavily, as the sugar tends to ferment in weak stomachs and the individual then blames the orange for the acid condition thereby produced. Orange juice in its fresh, natural state is easily digested even by nursing babies, and nothing surpasses it as a mild tonic and laxative for old and young, strong or feeble persons.
Very Beneficial in Feeding Under-weight Children.
Milk and eggs are popularly supposed to be the chief hope of the underweight and undernourished child. But a recent investigation of various foods administered as a mid-morning lunch to several groups of under-weight children through two test periods of eight weeks each, one during the autumn months and one during the spring, demonstrated conclusively that milk is not the sole salvation of the underweight child. The experiment was conducted under Margaret S. Chaney, M. A., in Berkeley, Cal. The results of this experiment in feeding are published in a recent bulletin by the American Medical association, reprinted from the October 1923, number of the American Journal of Diseases of Children.
Of the groups of children compared, one group was given milk and two graham crackers as a mid-morning lunch; another group was given either an orange or the freshly extracted juice of one orange; a third group was given one glass of bottled orangeade.
The surprising result was that the orange group showed the greatest gain in weight, the orangeade group the second best gain, while the milk group came in third.
One point considered is that the undernourished child frequently has an indifferent appetite, and the milk produces a satiating effect, so that he does not care for his regular noon meal when it comes. The orange, on the other hand, while it has some food value, is tonic and appetizing in its effect, so that the indifferent appetite is stimulated, rather than satisfied, and the child eats more heartily at regular meal times.
Oranges contain nature's most beneficent natural acid, which, strangely enough, is alkaline in its effect. Never sweeten oranges heavily, as the sugar tends to ferment in weak stomachs and the individual then blames the orange for the acid condition thereby produced. Orange juice in its fresh, natural state is easily digested even by nursing babies, and nothing surpasses it as a mild tonic and laxative for old and young, strong or feeble persons.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Underweight Children
Nutrition Experiment
Oranges Benefits
Weight Gain
Milk Comparison
Appetite Stimulation
What entities or persons were involved?
Margaret S. Chaney
Where did it happen?
Berkeley, Cal.
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Key Persons
Margaret S. Chaney
Location
Berkeley, Cal.
Event Date
Autumn And Spring, Published October 1923
Story Details
Experiment with underweight children showed greatest weight gain from oranges or juice as mid-morning lunch, outperforming milk and crackers or bottled orangeade; oranges stimulate appetite and provide tonic benefits.