Food Its Relation To Health And Disease Classic Reprint

Author : William Tibbles
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528552882
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Dietetics Or Food in Health and Disease (Classic Reprint) written by William Tibbles and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dietetics or Food in Health and Disease The potato originated in Chili, and its cultivation In North America and Europe began after the discovery of America by Columbus. The garden pea was brought into Greece and Italy by the Aryans from Asia. Beans were also first cultivated by the Aryans, and introduced by them into Europe; but the haricot, frijole, and Lima beans originated in South America. The cultiva tion of lentils in Egypt and Chaldea was begun before all history, but they grew wild in Greece and Italy before they were cultivated there. Many of our vegetables grew wild in Europe long before they were cultivated. The cauliflower was known to the Greeks and Romans. The cabbage was cultivated before' the Aryan invasion. Spinach was cultivated by the Medes and Persians; it was common at Nineveh and Babylon. The cultivation of onions appears to have originated in India, but they were known to the ancient Egyptians, and probably came from India through Egypt to Greece. The cultivation of fruit is probably not so ancient as that of the cereals}; Grapes grew wild in Southern Europe, but their cultiva tion was introduced by the Phoenicians. Records of wine-making go back to years. Apples and pears grew wild in Britain, but their cultivation was introduced by the Romans. The sweet orange came from China, where its cultivation is prehistoric; the citron from Western Asia, where it was cultivated by the Medes. The lemon was brought into Europe from the gardens of Egypt and Palestine. Pineapples first came from South America; bananas from Southern Asia, where they were found at the time of Alexander's expedition; but it is probable that they were first cultivated in the Malay Archipelago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.