British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Volume 171844 - Medicine |
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... existence . " I. OF FOODS . This part is divided into three chapters , and comprises an account of the chemical elements of food ; of alimentary principles , as oil , sugar , protein or fibrin , which are compounds of two , three , four ...
... existence . " I. OF FOODS . This part is divided into three chapters , and comprises an account of the chemical elements of food ; of alimentary principles , as oil , sugar , protein or fibrin , which are compounds of two , three , four ...
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... existence than air , and more so than solid food , being probably the only natural drink after the period of infancy . Many of the purposes fulfilled by water are well known . It is furnished to the system both by aqueous drinks and by ...
... existence than air , and more so than solid food , being probably the only natural drink after the period of infancy . Many of the purposes fulfilled by water are well known . It is furnished to the system both by aqueous drinks and by ...
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... existence of animal bodies . But oily diet alone is incapable of support- ing life ; animals fed upon it exclusively soon die of inanition . The oily globules from the food appear to be conveyed into the blood , and to be deposited in ...
... existence of animal bodies . But oily diet alone is incapable of support- ing life ; animals fed upon it exclusively soon die of inanition . The oily globules from the food appear to be conveyed into the blood , and to be deposited in ...
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... existence ; an assertion made from Boussingault , who came to the conclusion from observing the small quan- tity of nitrogen that it contains ; and from the reports of the inspectors of prisons , on the effects of a diet of bread and ...
... existence ; an assertion made from Boussingault , who came to the conclusion from observing the small quan- tity of nitrogen that it contains ; and from the reports of the inspectors of prisons , on the effects of a diet of bread and ...
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... existence ? This question has been most inquired into in reference to the element carbon ; but our information is not yet very precise . Dr. Pereira leans to the opinion ( p . 10 ) that about one pound is required daily , by a hearty ...
... existence ? This question has been most inquired into in reference to the element carbon ; but our information is not yet very precise . Dr. Pereira leans to the opinion ( p . 10 ) that about one pound is required daily , by a hearty ...
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