August 2007
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The battle against iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) is being fought and won in Kazakhstan, according to a December 16 New York Times article, “In Raising the World’s I.Q., the Secret’s in the Salt.” And one of the contributors to the victory, the article states, is Kiwanis International. The Times reports that Kiwanis contributed $80 million to the global fight against the leading preventable cause of mental retardation. “Largely out of the public eye,” the article states, “Kiwanis, UNICEF, and other partners have made terrific progress: 25 percent of the world’s households consumed iodized salt in 1990. Now, about 66 percent do.”
As part of its $37 million endowment campaign, the Kiwanis International Foundation hopes to raise $1.5 million to help sustain the IDD program and ensure that Kiwanis’ extraordinary investment is protected through close monitoring and preventative measures with UNICEF and other worldwide partners.
To learn more about the “You Can Make a Difference” endowment campaign, visit kif.kiwanis.org or, call 1-800-549-2647 .
Different Temps, Different Tastes
Semirefined sesame oil, peanut oil, grape-seed oil, and virgin olive oil may be your best choices for cooking, because they contain mainly unsaturated fat and have relatively high smoking points; all of the oils can be heated in excess of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Extra-virgin olive oil starts to burn at about 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Unrefined canola and sunflower oils are even more delicate, burning at about 225 degrees Fahrenheit. Real Age Tip of the Day
” —Elvis Presley - said in 1977 at the end of a concert during his last tour. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
