Diet in relation to age & activity : with hints concerning habits conducive to longevity / by Sir Henry Thompson.

  • Thompson, Henry, Sir, 1820-1904.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Diet in relation to age & activity : with hints concerning habits conducive to longevity / by Sir Henry Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with labour, sugar may be taken largely, with the effect of rapidly affording a fresh supply of power. On the other hand, it agrees well with children, and is one of the best and most palatable sources of food for them, taken under the rules above given, chiefly relating to its moderate dilution. It thus may be inferred that healthy persons, not suffering from indigestion or obesity, may generally use sugar in a moderate quantity with advantage. Vide “Food and Dietetics,” by Dr. Rob. Hutchison, third edition, pp. 260-273.