British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Volume 171844 - Medicine |
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... increased by the use of spirituous liquors , the alcohol of which contains no oxygen . 4. Nitrogen . This is also an essential constituent of every vital tissue . Many of the most important alimentary substances are destitute of it ...
... increased by the use of spirituous liquors , the alcohol of which contains no oxygen . 4. Nitrogen . This is also an essential constituent of every vital tissue . Many of the most important alimentary substances are destitute of it ...
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... increased secretion from the alimentary tunics , and spasms , are the well - known consequences . But some foods undergo fermentation in the alimentary canal , an im- portant circumstance connected with proneness to acidity . The ...
... increased secretion from the alimentary tunics , and spasms , are the well - known consequences . But some foods undergo fermentation in the alimentary canal , an im- portant circumstance connected with proneness to acidity . The ...
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... increasing the capacity of his lungs , the size of his muscles , or the number of his cutaneous pores . Men who have thus increased their weight by corpulency do not , for this reason , require the same amount of food as those of ...
... increasing the capacity of his lungs , the size of his muscles , or the number of his cutaneous pores . Men who have thus increased their weight by corpulency do not , for this reason , require the same amount of food as those of ...
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... increased surface in proportion to the bulk of the body , and the very great comparative muscular activity in youth , are so many causes in operation to demand a greater proportionate quantity of nourishment . Physiological ...
... increased surface in proportion to the bulk of the body , and the very great comparative muscular activity in youth , are so many causes in operation to demand a greater proportionate quantity of nourishment . Physiological ...
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... increased muscular activity , and with this , a greater demand for food ; and a sultry summer day diminishes the appetite and renders the digestion languid . Insufficient diet with exposure to cold , and excessive eating and drinking of ...
... increased muscular activity , and with this , a greater demand for food ; and a sultry summer day diminishes the appetite and renders the digestion languid . Insufficient diet with exposure to cold , and excessive eating and drinking of ...
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