Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 5Christian, Eugene
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Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 5
Christian, Eugene
Diet; Diet in disease; Food
PROTEIDS
defined, I 125
classified, I 128
peptones, I 130
proteoses, I 130
uses of, I 211
replace worn-out cells, I 212
action of, I 213
converted into peptones, I 214
composition of, I 215
form body fat, I 215
excess of, I 216
animal requirements of, I 230
digestibility of grain, II 298
effect of heat on, III 595
purpose of, III 626
PTOMAINS
formation of, I 128
PURGATIVES
salts as, II 375
Q
QUININ
uses of, II 357
R
RECIPES
for coddled eggs, III 677
uncooked eggs, III 678
baked omelet, III 678
for preparing green peas in the pod, III 679
pumpkin, III 680
vegetable juice, III 680
sassafras tea, III 680
REST
forces at work during, V 1301
changes during, V 1302
human body at, V 1303
change in body tissue during, V 1303
comparisons regarding necessity for, V 1304
confusion of terms, V 1306
REST AND RE-CREATION
necessity for, II 400
phenomenon of sleep and, V 1306
where found, V 1308
idleness in, V 1346
exercise necessary for assimilation and elimination, V 1347
hunting, V 1347
fishing, V 1347
true re-creation, V 1348
worthless objects for which men struggle fail to give, V 1348
the triad of all that is best in man the goal to strive for,
V 1348
in solitude, V 1349
RHEUMATISM
described, II 543
causes of, II 544
symptoms of, II 545
remedy for, II 547
diet in, II 548
---- natural versus artificial, II 548
perspiration in, II 549
what to eat in, II 550
what to omit in, II 550
S
SACCHARIN
food value of, I 91
SALIVA
secretion of, I 142
mastication and, I 142
SALT
common, I 69
in the body, I 73
magnesium, I 77
mineral origin of vegetable, I 131
SEX
relation of sexual functions to the nervous system, V 1288
necessity for popular knowledge concerning, V 1288
relation of nutrition to sexual health, V 1289
summary of facts regarding heredity, and V 1297
SILICON
in the body, I 76
SLEEP
evidence of acquired energy during, V 1308
the mysterious production of energy during, V 1309
expenditure of energy during, V 1310
and its relation to the expenditure of energy, V 1312
SOAP
process of making, I 96
SOLUTION
in nutrition, I 50
in assimilation, I 51
examples of, I 51
STARCH
sources of, I 114
potato, I 115
solubility of, I 116
corn, I 116
changing of, I 117
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