Egg, or Eggs, 95 ash constituents of, 473 composition of, 488 coddled, 100 food content of, 479 fuel value of, 465, 488 nutrient value of, 465 standard portion of, 479 vitamines in, 497, 498 Egg nest, preparation of, 101 Eggnog, preparation of, 99 Eggplant, ash constituents of, 473 composition of, 488 fuel value of, 465, 488 nutrient value of, 465 Egg salad, preparation of, 154 Eggwhite and mint, preparation of, 98 Eiweissmilch, 142, 208, 209 Elimination, 167 Emaciation, 438 allowable foods in, 441 dietetic treatment in, 440 diet in, 63, 439 diet sheets, 442, 443 in children, 438 method of increasing diet in, 444 milk cure in, 441 need for building foods in, 439 regulating diet in, 439 selection of foods in, 440 Endive, ash constituents of, 473 Enema, or Enemas, malted milk, 146 milk and egg, 145 milk and starch, 146 nutrient, 145 temperature of, 61 Energy output compared with food intake, 425 production of, 182 Enteritis, acute, 264, and _see_ Diarrhea Enteritis, acute, dietetic treatment of, 264, 265, 266, 276, 277 foods to be avoided in, 266, 277 Enteritis, chronic, 267 dietetic treatment in, 267 Enterocolitis, 267, 277 dietetic treatment of, in infants, 237 Enzymes, 170, 171 acting, on carbohydrates, 171 on fats, 171 on proteins, 171 on purins, 171 action of, 170, 171 amylolytic, 172 autolytic, 171 classification of, 172 coagulating, 172 deaminizing, 172 glycolytic, 171 hydrolytic, 172 lipolytic, 172 oxidizing, 172 proteolytic, 172 reducing, 172 source of, 171 sugar-splitting, 172 table of, 171 Erepsin, 171, 174 Errors in diet, in infants and children, 232, 243 Fahrenheit scale, 80 Farina, ash constituents of, 473 composition of, 488 food content of, 479 fuel value of, 465, 488 nutrient value of, 465 preparation of, 104 standard portion of, 479 Fast days, in treatment of diabetes, 381 Fat, or Fats, 14, 15 absorption of, 177 calories in, 38 cause of gastro-intestinal disturbances in children, 233 effect of heat upon, 16 enzymes acting on, 171 excess of, in diet of infants and children, 233 fate of, 182 functions of, 17 metabolism of, in acidosis, 453 phosphorized, 15 rate of digestion of, 173 regulation of, in diet, 233 source of, 5, 448 tolerance of, in diabetes, 381 vitamines in, 497, 498 Fat soluble A, 15 effect of heat upon, 31 function of, 30 foods containing, 6, 496, 497, 498 Fatty foods, effect of, upon gastric secretion, 175