
What Is Wrong with British Diet?
Being an Exposition of the Factors Responsible for the Undersized Jaws and Appalling Prevalence of Dental Disease Among British Peoples
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1936
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Harry Campbell
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 7 6 4 - 1
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 0 8 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 2 5 2 - 7
What is Wrong with British Diet? focuses on the components of a healthy diet and the flaws of British diet. The book first offers information on eugenics, hygiene, adaptability… Read more

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Request a sales quoteWhat is Wrong with British Diet? focuses on the components of a healthy diet and the flaws of British diet. The book first offers information on eugenics, hygiene, adaptability of the nervous system, and pre-agricultural diet contrasted with the diet of civilized man. The phases in man's dietetic history; effect of agriculture on the relative proportion of animal and vegetable food; and animal versus vegetable food are also discussed. The text underscores the need of raw vegetable food, as well as milk and eggs, carbohydrates, and cereals bread. The manuscript also ponders on co-operative catering, ideal school diet, quantity of food, and national food supply. Sunlight treatment, prevention and cure of rickets, changes in the British jaws and teeth since the introduction of agriculture, and the structure and decay of teeth are elaborated. The publication is a dependable reference for readers interested in the components of a healthy diet.
ContentsIntroductionPart I Chapter I. Eugenics Chapter II. Hygiene Chapter III. The Adaptability of the Nervous System Chapter IV. Pre-Agricultural Diet Contrasted With The Diet of Civilized Man Chapter V. Phases in Man's Dietetic History Chapter VI. The Effect of Agriculture on the Relative Proportion of Animal and Vegetable Food Chapter VII. Animal Versus Vegetable Food Chapter VIII. The Need of Raw Vegetable Food Chapter IX. Milk and Eggs Chapter X. Breast-Feeding. Bottle-Feeding Chapter XI. Weaning Chapter XII. Carbohydrates Chapter XIII. The Cereals. Bread Chapter XIV. Fats Chapter XV. Ideal Foods. Co-Operative Catering Chapter XVI. Ideal School Diet Chapter XVII. Quantity of Food Chapter XVIII. Quantity of Food (Continued) Chapter XIX. The National Food Supply Part II Chapter I. The Solar Spectrum Chapter II. Sunlight Treatment Chapter III. Vitamins Chapter V. Vitamins (Continued) Chapter V. Sunlight and Rickets Chapter VI. The Prevention and Cure of Rickets Part III Chapter I. Racial Changes The Human Jaws and Teeth Have Undergone From the Ancestral Anthropoid Phase To The Advent of Agriculture Chapter II. Changes in The British Jaws and Teeth Since the Advent of Agriculture Chapter III. Malformed Jaws. Mal-Occlusion Chapter IV. Malformed Jaws (Continued) Chapter V. Malformed Jaws From Inadequate Exercise Chapter VI. Free Nasal Breathing Chapter VII. The Need of Cultivating The Masticatory Instinct in Children Chapter VIII. Need of Food Compelling Adequate Mastication Chapter IX. Dental Attrition Chapter X. The Structure of the Teeth Chapter XI. Malformed Teeth (Hypoplasia) Chapter XII. The Eruption of the Teeth Chapter XIII. Decay of the Teeth (Historical) Chapter XIV. Decay of the Teeth. General Remarks Chapter XV. The Immediate Causes of Dental Decay Chapter XVI. Dental Calcification and Liability to Caries Chapter XVII. Deficiency of Vitamin D and Dental Caries Chapter XVIII. The Inherent Liability of A Tooth To Decay Chapter XIX. Oral Hygiene Chapter XX. Oral Hygiene (Continued) Chapter XXI. Other Factors Concerning Oral Hygiene Chapter XXII. The Maintenance of Clean Teeth Chapter XXIII. The Teaching of Oral Hygiene Chapter XXIV. Pyorrh ea Alveolaris Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1936
- No. of pages (eBook): 268
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483227641
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483250892
- eBook ISBN: 9781483282527
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