Nutrition

Extract

Are Oats harmful to Fowls? Dangers of its Anti-vitamin questioned. Norman D. Kay. Poultry, Aug. 30, 1930.

In „The Science of Life”, recently published Huxley and Wells discuss the dangers of a diet lacking in vitamin D. On page 710 they say: „It appears that in some cereals there is an „antivitamin”, which in some way neutralises vitamin D. Oatmeal contains such a substance and if the staple carbohydrate is oatmeal, more vitamin D will be neaded than if it is wheatflour or rice”.