Sun.,Jan.rj,:1972-S~C.1 3 \ Bi SAM . NobeI Prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling heads the list of prominent personal- ities. who discuss food on the television show View: point On Nutrition cur- rently seen on Suutlays at 730 a.m. on KXRC-TV (moves to S:::O a.m. after basketbalt season) ant1 30 other radio nnd TV sta- tions across the nation. The whole 1: an ge of -&an's nutrition is the sub- ject of the weekly broad- casts which combine the ideas, research, practices and viewpoints of authori- t 1 e s f r 0 m universities, medical centers, and the scientific world along with personalities f r o m t h e theatrical and sports , field. . Viewpoint On Nutrition !s produced and conducted by Arnold Pike who has 20 years of public affairs broadcasting to his credit. i Hardly Enough f "The intent of this series is to make Americans more aware of the import of better nutrition in s meeting the many stresses of toda!-." said pr0dlIcer Pike. "There 11:tf0 Ijcen 1 ' ncattering of programs on the air about nutrition but I hardly enough to bridge the information gap that exists about proper nutri- i tion today." I Viewpoint On Nutrition fs a public affairs radio-TV series presented by the /National Nutritlonal I Foods Assn. in coopera- tion with various commu- nity and educational agen- cies including La Verne ' College; White Memorial Medical Center: New York Institute of Technology, Extension Division; De- partment of Oral lIedi- cinc, University of Ala- bama. CATT * I;"-certatnly feel. that your work in nutrition education is desperately needed and the mass me- dia approach is the only .way to get it done," wrote Jean Dart, extension home e c 0 n omist, Co0ilerativ-r) Extension Service, Uni- versity of Nevada, to Pike. The fundamentals of nutrition are highlighted by Dr. E. Cheraskin, X.D., tchairman. Department of Oral Medicine, University of ~llsbama; Dr. W.D. Cur- r i e r, M.D., a s s i s t 3 n t professor emeritus, USC srhtx)l of medicine; Dr. Xli- Ch3Cl ~YillC!Fkk, M.D., Dr. Xobcrt Elliot, M.D., Dr. Sydney Garfield, D.D.S. and author of "Teeth Teeth, T e e t h"; Carlto; Fredericks, Ph.D.; author Gayelord Hauser; Harvey Good, assistant professor of biochemistry, La Verne College; Dr. Leland House, M.D., chairman, depart- ment of otolaryngology, White Memorial Medical C e n t e r; Loriene Chase, Ph.D. and others. "The question of how to ' turn people on, especially i youth, to right foods when nutrition has been so ig- ' nored in the American way of life is the challenge we faced in developing this series," Pike said. `We found that .sports and film relehritirs have large fol- lowings and their actions ant1 ac$ivitirs may be able to influence for the good. Screen and sports person- alities hn\c to be con- cerneal allot1t their appear- ancc and, fitness if they ! want to contiim? .WCCePS- fullv in their fields and mally adhere to nutrition and exercise regimes." Gena Rc\Yl&il4s, An:h0- `AMERICAN DIET-Actor Eddie Albert, left; Harry Matchett, president, National Nutritional Foods Assn. and Viewpoint on Nutrition TV shdw pra- ducar Arnold Pike iook over scriri of pragrcm on sugar products and the diet of the Americans. ny Quale, Eddie Albert, Katherine Helmond, -win- ner "Best Actress 1971' award fror her role in "The House of Blue .Leaves," Don' Stroud, James McEachin, Alex Cord, Linda Kaye Hen- ning, Stephanie Steele, Eve Bruce, Jane Wyatt, Dina Merrill, Dana Wynter and Barbara Werle are among many motion $ic- ture and television stars who discuss how they eat for better health. in the Viewpoint On Nutrition series. Special guests from the athletic world include Bill Toomey, winner of the 196s Olympic Games de- cathlon event and Bill Pearl, holder of the "Mr. Universe" title. In Viewpoint On Nutri- tion actress ftilia Harris, I who portrays a vegetarian in the play, "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," appears with nutrition.!& Gayelord Hauser to dts- cuss the pros and cons of the vegetarian diet. It's re- peated on Channel 52, Jan 30, 3~30 p.m. Scheduled for February are a number of special. programs. On Feb. 6 at . . 730 a.m., Channel 7, will be a discussion on low blood si:gar and the effect of excess sugar in the diet. Featured are actor Eddie Albert who explains what ! he did to overcome hype- g!gcemia, ,Ttiomey who re- . veals how he t&in& for his decathlon title and ac. hTSR &Ii.% Helmond who tells how she avoids excess sugar in her f00d. : --- ---__ ._ Quale Scheduled "Today many Xmericans are suffering from low blood sugar and are not even aware of it or know horn to avoid it nutrition- ally," said Pike. "We plan to repeat a program on hv- poglycemia with Dr. W. b. #Currier that brought much interest." On Feb. 13 ;he subject --- ._ _._ will be "Mirror, Mirror On the Wall" which covers the relationship of proper n u t r i t i 0 n to feminine beauty and. male appear- ance. Starring are Hauser, Miss Rowlands, star of the ftirn "Minnie & Mosko- witz" and Anthony Quale, star of the stage hit "Sleuth." In this telecast foods, vitamins `and miner-`-c als to stress for beauty, en- durance. energy and wig_ being are spotlighted. -_..-.. On Feb. 27 Harry Mat- cliett, tireside& National- Nutritional Foods As&, joins actors Don Stroud and James McEachin in explaining how to control weight through p r 3 p e r foods and eating habits. "An investment in prop- .er nutrition is an invest- ment in your future" is the theme of Viewpoint On Nutrition.