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... diet protects the liver against certain types of injury and is beneficial in liver disease ; this may also be true for other parenchymatous organs . The amount of protein voluntarily consumed increases with increasing income . Diet ...
... diet protects the liver against certain types of injury and is beneficial in liver disease ; this may also be true for other parenchymatous organs . The amount of protein voluntarily consumed increases with increasing income . Diet ...
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... diet is a somewhat puzzling question . Certainly the fat - soluble vitamins are present in the ordinary diet chiefly in the fats . This may account for the fact that during the first World War a craving for fats was one of the principal ...
... diet is a somewhat puzzling question . Certainly the fat - soluble vitamins are present in the ordinary diet chiefly in the fats . This may account for the fact that during the first World War a craving for fats was one of the principal ...
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... diet contains very little vitamin A the deficiency symp- toms will not appear until the stored vitamin is used up ... diet ; much more is needed on a high carbohydrate diet than on a diet low in carbohydrate and high in fat and protein ...
... diet contains very little vitamin A the deficiency symp- toms will not appear until the stored vitamin is used up ... diet ; much more is needed on a high carbohydrate diet than on a diet low in carbohydrate and high in fat and protein ...
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INTRODUCTION THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BACKGROUND OF PHYSIOLOGY | 1 |
CHAPTER I | 19 |
CHAPTER II | 42 |
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