Protein and Energy - A Study of Changing Ideas in Nutrition (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Kenneth Carpenter
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-45209-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Proteins Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition
LSN:	0-521-45209-0
Barcode:	9780521452090

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