NUT-3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Casimir Funk
24 Aug 2016
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Scurvy (caused by a vitamin c deficiency) found as early as 1500 b. c. The word diet is from the greek diatta, this means manner of living . Apicius" de re culinaria contains many dietary principles that are still sound today. Ben cao tu jing (1061) completed a clinical trial to determine the efficacy of ginseng. In order to evaluate the efficacy of ginseng, find two people and let one eat ginseng and run, and the other run without ginseng. The one that did not eat ginseng will develop shortness of breath sooner. 1087: william the conqueror one of the first famous names in history to go on a weight-loss diet. Tried to lose weight on all liquid diet, by drinking nothing but alcohol. Hospital records from st. bartholomew"s hospital (1123) provided evidence that the basic hospital menu consisted of bread and beer.
