A Study of Prolonged Fasting (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Benedict, Francis Gano

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332000711 ISBN 13 : 9781332000715

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2016

Synopsis

Excerpt from A Study of Prolonged Fasting

The research reported in this book on the metabolism during prolonged fasting is a continuation and amplification of the investigations reported in "The influence of inanition on metabolism" (Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 77, 1907).

The opportunity to conduct this series of scientific observations on a man living for 31 days without food and drinking only distilled water would have been of little value without the cooperation of a large number of scientific associates and computers. Certain co-workers kindly assumed the responsibility not only for the accumulation of the data but also for the preparation of a report of their respective findings. In this book special reports are made by Dr. H. W. Goodall on the physical condition of the subject during the fast, his subjective impressions and mental attitude toward the fast, and the microscopy of the urine and the tests for albumin; by Dr. J. E. Ash on the blood; by Dr. H. S. Langfeld on the psycho-physiology of the fast; by Dr. A. I. Kendall on bacterial intestinal flora; and by Mr. H. L. Higgins on alveolar air.

Aside from those who shared directly in the responsibility of the studies, I am indebted to numerous scientific authorities for counsel and advice, both during the experiment and during the preparation of the material for publication. Those not specifically mentioned in the text are Professors Luciani of Rome, Fano of Florence, Zuntz of Berlin, Tangl of Budapest, Tigerstedt of Helsingfors, and Lusk of New York.

In no undertaking of the Nutrition Laboratory have the concentration and the unification of resources and assistants been so intensely applied and to the whole staff of the Laboratory my warmest thanks are due. Their interest and conscientious, painstaking work alone made sure the collection of the data reported in the following pages. The labor of the final preparation of the material has fallen in no small…

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332000711
• ISBN 13: 9781332000715
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 430
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