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Protein and Energy - A Study of Changing Ideas in Nutrition (Hardcover)
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Protein and Energy - A Study of Changing Ideas in Nutrition (Hardcover)
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This book reviews the long-standing debate over the relative merits
of a high-protein versus a low-protein diet. When protein (or
'animal substance') was first discovered in vegetable foods it was
hailed as the only true nutritional principle. Leibig, the leading
German chemist of the mid-nineteenth century, believed that it
provided the sole source of energy for muscular contraction. In
contrast, health reformers argued that high intakes were
over-stimulating, leading to dissipation and decline. The subject
came to widespread public attention again in the 1950s as the
United Nations debated the need for providing protein supplements
to Third World infants. At a time when the concern has resurfaced
that over-consumption of protein in affluent societies may damage
health, this book provides a fascinating historical perspective.
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