CHEM 115 Lecture : food
10 Dec 2011
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There is no doubt a connection btw our health and what we eat. Food is the only raw material that goes into our body. Hippocrates: let thy food be thy medicine but also thought that pigeon droppings were good for baldness. He did suggest that flax is great for the intestines. Flax is good for the intestines, it is a laxative and a source of alpha-linolenic acid (an omega 3 fatty acids). The emphasis back then was to cure things that went wrong, but not prevention of disease by food. 1800s was any attention paid to eating to prevent disease. This was when sylvester graham (1794-1851) preached not only religious sermons but also told ppl to abstain from alcohol. He counseled ppl on what to eat to prevent disease. He suggested that ppl who ate too much meat would have sex and so rob the body of energy that should be used to maintain health.
