The Detroit Tribune

Food Quacks Won't Save You

Money Nor Keep You Healthy

BEWARE THE FOOD QUACK!

Adequate laws have been coming

along for some time to enable

authorities to protect the public

from medical quacks - those un-

licensed, unpracticed and some

times illiterate individuals who

take money under the pretense

of being able to cure malignant

and deadly diseases through ex-

ercises, special diets, concentra-

tion, etc. Now, there's another

kind of quack causing concern-

the FOOD QUACK -- and, accord-

ing to some authorities, the food

quackery business is bringing in

more than $500 million a year

to its dishonest owners.

If this be true, a lot of Ameri-

cans are spending their food mon-

ey - or a good portion of it -

unwisely.

Food quacks are everywhere, it

is reported and, like any kind

of fraud, they play on fear to

scare people into wanting and buy-

ing their products. Quacks don't

hesitate to mix truth with lies if

it helps sell their wares.

You may find a food quack

among the peddlers who come to

your door. He may be a smooth-

talking speaker at a special meet-

ing, or the writer who fills his

book with suggestions and impli-

cations about certain type pro-

ducts and what they will do for

your health.

What can you as an individual

do about food quackery? First, be

calm; don't assume that every

food peddler, speaker, writer, or

salesman is a food quack. Second-

ly, don't believe everything that

a salesman tells you about his

product and what it will do for

you. Thirdly, go to the proper

source whenever you want sound

nutritional advice - consult your

dietician, your county extension

home economist, or a home eco-

nomics teacher.

These people are properly train-

ed and they are interested in

your health and welfare! They

can help you save your health—

and your money, too.

Ignore claims that "fertilizers

are harmful" and "this is a won-

der food" The plain and simple

truth is that fertilizer used in

food production does not affect

the nutritional value of crops and

no single type of food known to

man has any kind of "magic"

powers.

Do's and Don'ts

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