Dietetics (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Bryce, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 144004533X ISBN 13 : 9781440045332

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master balanced daily nutrition with practical, kitchen-tested guidance.

This accessible guide distills the core ideas of dietetics into everyday steps you can use in your own kitchen. It emphasizes practical, mixed meals designed to support steady energy and health, using familiar foods and straightforward preparation.

• Learn how to combine proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in complete, satisfying meals
• Explore kitchen-tested recipes and meal ideas from breakfast to supper
• Understand the roles of nutrients, digestion, and energy in everyday eating
• Get simple tips for variety, moderation, and avoiding fad diets

Ideal for readers who want clear, doable nutrition guidance that fits real life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

CHAPTER I THE NUTRITIOUS PRINCIPLES ILLUSTRATED PRACTICALLY DIETETICS may be defined shortly as the science which treats of food.s and feeding. It is to be noted that these words are employed in their most expansive sense to include all alimentary substances which can be or are customarily used by ma·n for nourishing or aiding in the nutrition of his body. As the flmdament.al object of food is to build up and maint.ain the body in a. condition capable of meeting the demands made upon it by daily life, our first dLlty will therefore be to obt.ain an accurato conception of the composition, from a chemical aspect, of tho human body, and for the purpose we have in view this need not detain us very long. Thia information can, of course, only be derived from analysis of the den.d body, and hence we arc compelled to surmise that the Ii ving material protoplasm of which it is composed is essentially the same substance, dead or a.live. The results of an investigation int() th

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I; rHE ~UTRITIOUS PRINCIPLES ILLUSTRATED PRACTICALLY; PAOE; The alimentary principles-What is brown bread l-Standnrd; bread-The mcrits of white bread-The composition of; wholomeal and white bread compared-Digestion of; bread • !); CHAPTER II; DEFDHrIO~ OF FOOD A~D lTS FO~D U IEN'l'AL PRISCIPLES; Definition of food-Nature, the !!Teat food alchemist-Protoins:; (a) animal, (b) vegetable-1-"ats-Carbohydrates-:Minera1; matter-Water • 19; CHAPTER III; FOOD A~D nODY BUILDING; Digestion of starch-Digestion of protein-Digestion of fatAbsorption-; The functions of the various alimentary; principlcs-Tho folly of fasting • 29; CHAPTER IV; QUA!'"T!TY OF FOOD REQUIRED DAILY; Scientific metbod of dcwrmining the qonntity required-The; work of tho body-Experimental method of uetcT'Ilining; the quantity of food-How much protcin is required 1-; The requisite quantity of fat and carbobydrnte • • • 36; CHAPTER V; THE NECESSITY FOR A YIXED A~

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144004533X
• ISBN 13: 9781440045332
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 98
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible