Science in the Kitchen (eBook)

Mrs. E. E. (Autor)

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2013
427 Seiten
Ebookit.com (Verlag)
978-1-4566-1606-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The purposes of food are to promote growth, to supply force and heat, and to furnish material to repair the waste which is constantly taking place in the body. Every breath, every thought, every motion, wears out some portion of the delicate and wonderful house in which we live. Various vital processes remove these worn and useless particles; and to keep the body in health, their loss must be made good by constantly renewed supplies of material properly adapted to replenish the worn and impaired tissues. This renovating material must be supplied through the medium of food and drink, and the best food is that by which the desired end may be most readily and perfectly attained. The great diversity in character of the several tissues of the body, makes it necessary that food should contain a variety of elements, in order that each part may be properly nourished and replenished.The Food Elements.—The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats,....

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.4.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
• ISBN-10: 1-4566-1606-4 / 1456616064
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-1606-9 / 9781456616069