Abstract
THIS little book is one of the simple-life series. It puts in popular language the information for the practical application of the principles of nutrition advanced by Mr. Horace Fletcher and Prof. Chittenden. The main principle involved is the reduction of the protein intake to about half the amount usually accepted by physiologists as the normal. In reviews of similar books which the present writer has contributed to NATURE during the last few years, it has been pointed out that the Chittenden régime is not free from danger, and it is unnecessary to traverse the same ground again. The general tenor of the present work contrasts very forcibly with the scientific exposition of the subject in the work of Max Rubner recently reviewed (November 4, p. 2). The enthusiast sees only the pros and does not pause to consider the cons. in a subject which really bristles with difficulties. No one wishes to advocate over-eating, but to preach a doctrine of under-feeding as a permanent and universal practice is a very different thing from the temperance and moderation which is the ideal. The majority of physiologists have condemned the Chittenden diet as insufficient, and those with knowledge are more likely to be correct than the faddists, even if they can count one or two disciples drawn from the scientific world in their ranks.
Scientific Nutrition Simplified.
By Goodwin Brown With a Supplementary Chapter by Dr. J. Sven. Pp. xi + 271. (London: William Heinemann, 1909.) Price 2s. 6d. net.
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H., W. Scientific Nutrition Simplified . Nature 82, 187 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082187b0
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