Author : J. F. Lyman
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ISBN 13 : 9781331910794
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)
Book Synopsis Milk by : J. F. Lyman
Download or read book Milk written by J. F. Lyman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Milk: Its Importance as Food McCollum believes that the achievements of any race of people in science, art, and literature depend more on the milk consumption of that people than on any other factor. In other words, a nation that consumes milk liberally is bound to be a healthy, virile, and productive nation. "The Chinese, Japanese, and the peoples of the tropics generally have employed the leaves of plants as almost their sole protective food. They are characterized by small stature, relatively short span of life, high infant mortality, and by continued adherence to the employment of the simple mechanical inventions of their forefathers." It is said that the Japanese child, fed without cow's milk, requires two or three years longer than the American to reach maturity, while the Japanese farmer of 60 corresponds in health and vigor to the American of 80 years of age. Several diseases which afflict mankind are known to be caused by a faulty diet. Beri-beri, prevalent in the Orient among peoples subsisting almost entirely on degerminated grains, and characterized by extreme nervous debility and degeneration, disappears when protective foods are added to the diet. Pellagra, which is common in localities where the diet is poor, especially where meal made from degerminated corn is used as the chief food, is practically unknown in regions where the protective foods are consumed in liberal amounts. Scurvy appears only among people restricted to a diet of preserved foods devoid of fresh fruits, vegetables, milk, and fresh meat. Rickets is common among the children of the very poor who live on a diet of degerminated wheat, corn, and rice together with tubers and meats. It is quite possible that there is a close connection also between faulty diet and tuberculosis. McCollum says, "An examination of any large groups of people in the cities will show that where there is a high mortality from tuberculosis, milk is not being used to any great extent, and in any large group where milk purchases are large this disease is not a menace. It is well known that in institutions where tuberculosis is successfully treated milk forms the principal article of the diet of the inmates." Do we use sufficient milk in the United States? As a whole, dairy products furnish about one-sixth of the total food of the average American. 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.
