APPENDIX (VERIFORM) dis-eases of (see Appendicitis), II 580 functions of, II 581 APPENDICITIS symptoms of, II 582 treatment of (mild cases), II 583 a natural remedy for, II 583 diet in, II 584 list of foods for, II 585 chronic cases of, II 586 ---- treatment for, II 587 ---- causes of, II 588 diet a factor in, II 589 coarse food a factor in, II 590 old diagnosis of, II 582 menus for, IV 1029 APPETITE lack of, IV 1081 difference between hunger and, IV 1081 ARTERIO-SCLEROSIS causes of, I 170 food in, I 171 ASSIMILATION definition of, III 630 ASTHMA described, II 519 causes of, II 533 symptoms of, II 533 remedy for, II 634 diet in, II 534 foods to eat in, II 535 foods to omit in, II 535 ATHLETES selection, combination and proportioning of food for, V 1188 summer diet for, V 1191 winter diet for, V 1192 suggestions regarding diet in exposure to extreme cold or for exertion, V 1201 AUTOINTOXICATION defined, I 247 bacteria in, I 247 meat a factor in, I 247 B