1895 Practical Dietetics, Special Reference To Diet in Disease 1st ed

Description: 1895 Practical Dietetics, Special Reference To Diet in Disease 1st ed 802 pages by W. Gilman Thompson contemporary review :The wide relations of dietetics impose an enormous task on the author who attempts to present the subject in all its relations in an up-to-date manner. The rapid advance of knowledge in all directions renders frequent revision of such a work necessary. Dr. Thompson's work aims to present a practical exposition of the dietetic treatment of all diseases which can be specially influenced by food. To do this and to meet the needs of the general practitioner growing out of the advance of dietetic science, the entire work has been rewritten and considerable additions made. That the result is an eminently practical and useful work is evident. The great value of the scientific data is admitted, but these facts need to be supplemented and interpreted by clinical experience. Calorimetric calculations and metabolism experiments are very interesting, but their application to the individual, and especially to the patient, is not always The subject of the dietetic treatment of disease has not received the attention in medical literature which it deserves, and it is to be regretted that in the curriculum of medical colleges it is usually either omitted or is disposed of in one or two brief lectures at the end of a course in general therapeutics. Upon examining the standard treatises upon the Theory and Practice of Medicine, as well as monographs upon important diseases, such as those of the circulation, nervous system, and skin, one cannot fail to be impressed with the meagre notice given to the necessity of feeding patients properly, and the subject is usually dismissed with such brief and indefinite phrases as "The value of nutritious diet requires mere mention," "A proper but restricted diet is recommended," and favourite, if not convincing, expressions are, "The patient should be carefully fed," and "General dietetic treatment is of primary importance." With such vague directions the dieting must indeed be very "general".On Aug-02-23 at 14:11:34 PDT, seller added the following information: SPINE IS CRACKED IN CENTER SEE PHOTOS

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