What to eat and when

Definition of food stuffs, of foods; basis of classifications of foods; tabulations of classes of foods and foodstuffs; proteins or tissue builders; carbonaceous foodstuffs; car...

Chemical changes in foods in body; work of assimilation; food reserve; digestion, its processes and ferments; absorption of food; economy in food; selection of foods for need of...

The liver, the muscles, the nerves, the kidneys, the skin, the intestines, the blood, summary of work of organs and tissues; season and climate; habit and regularity of eating;...

Constructing balanced meals; in sedentary occupations; the girl or boy from thirteen to twenty-one; the athlete; the laboring man; condition of “age”; model diets; tables of use...

Importance of proper diet in conditions of disease; anemia: indigestion or dyspepsia; gastritis, dilatation of the stomach; intestinal disorders; constipation; derangements of t...

Problem of correct feeding; breast feeding; wet nursing; contra-indications to nursing; anatomy and physiology of the infant; intestinal disturbance; times of feeding; water; no...

Every particle of body substance is constantly changing. The new material for cells and tissues, the substance to supply the energy needed in the metabolic work of tearing down...

By foods are meant those articles of diet found in the market which contain the chemical elements used by the body in various combinations. Bread, for example, contains all of t...

In the previous chapters, we have given the classification of the elements in foods (foodstuffs) which supply the body needs. In this chapter the foods commonly used are classif...

Beverages are used primarily to relieve thirst; they may also contain food elements; they may be used for their effect in heat and cold, for their flavor, which helps to increas...

The work of the body never stops. If it is to be kept in thorough working order its tissues must be rebuilt as incessantly as they are torn down in the process of producing heat...

The _liver_ is commonly called the chemical workshop of the body. The digested food is carried by the blood (portal veins) to the liver as soon as it is absorbed from the alimen...

The question of the proper selection and cooking of food is so vital to the health and resultant happiness of every family, and to the strength and well being of a nation, that...

The heat and energy are not alone for muscular activity in exercise or movement. It must be kept in mind also that the body is a busy workshop, or chemical laboratory, and heat...

_Before giving any diets, let me first of all impress the importance of eating slowly, of good cheer, of light conversation during a meal, and of thoroughly masticating the food...

In the dietetic treatment of any disordered organ, the object must be to give that organ as much rest from its regular work as is consistent with keeping up the general nutritio...

The purpose is not to give such recipes as are found in ordinary cookbooks, but simply to suggest foods useful for invalids, for semi-invalids, or for chronic, abnormal conditio...

Unfortunately, many women who must labor outside of the home must resort partially, if not entirely, to artificial feeding of their infants. Usually on account of the inconvenie...