- A
- Abdominal Development, abnormal, 142
- Abel, Miss Mary, 259
- Æsthetic aspects of diet, 160-162
- Agricultural argument, 162-163, 332-333
- Air, value of, 263-264
- Alcohol and diet, 123-124, 261
- Alimentary canal, 34-35
- Anatomical changes, and diet, 35
- Animals, excess of, 159-160
- Anthropoid apes, teeth of, 29-31
- Apollonius of Tyana, 137
- Apples, food value of, 207
- Apricots, food value of, 208
- Arabia, food of, 144
- Arnold, Prof. L. B., 170
- Artichokes, food value of, 179
- Ash, mineral, defined, 62
- Ash, percentage of, 79-83, 84-85, 86
- Asparagus, food value of, 178
- Athletics, and diet, 153-155
- Atwater, Prof. A. W., 59-63
- B
- Baelz, Prof., 139
- Bananas, food value of, 207-208
- Banting cure, 118
- Beans, food value of, 176
- Beaumont, Dr, 197
- Beef-tea, 100-102, 109
- Beetroots, food value of, 179
- Benjafield, Dr H., 230
- Best food, question of, 96
- Biblical instructions on diet, 159
- Bilberries, food value of, 210
- Blood-poisoning, 111
- Blood, similarity of, 45
- Bodily position, question of, 44
- Bodily symmetry, and diet, 117-118
- Bones, question of, 45
- Bouchard, Dr, 103, 104
- Bowels, differing action of, 48-49
- Bread, food value of, 185-186
- Breathing, value of, 263-264
- Bright’s disease, 111
- Broccoli, food value of, 178
- Brush, Dr E. F., 109-110, 169-170, 253
- Brussels sprouts, food value of, 178
- Bryant, A. P., 59-63
- Bush, Dr, 117
- Butcher, degradation of, 162
- Butter, value of, 171-173
- Buttner, Dr J. L., 206
- C
- Cabbage, food value of, 178
- Cancer, question of, 112-113
- Cannibalism, question of, 164
- Capers, food value of, 179
- Carbohydrates, defined, 62
- —— percentage of, 77-79
- Carqué, Otto, 80, 81, 168-169
- Carnivora, teeth of, 24-25
- Carrots, food value of, 179
- Cauliflower, food value of, 178
- Chalmers, 136
- Cheese, food value of, 174, 175
- Cherries, food value of, 208
- Cheyne, Dr, 137
- Chittenden, Prof. R. H., 11, 57-58, 87-88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 137, 275
- Christian, Eugene, 242-243
- Chyle, characteristics of, 89-90
- Cinnamon, food value of, 196-197
- Citrons, food value of, 210
- Climate and diet, 149-151
- Cocoa, food value of, 261
- Coffee, food value of, 260-261
- Cold and diet, 114-115
- Colon, question of the, 44
- Complexion, and diet, 228-229
- Complexity of food, 9, 249
- Constituents of food, 249-250
- Cooking, animal, 220-221
- Cooking vegetables, 178
- Copeland, Dr, 117
- Corn, food value of, 179
- Cranberries, food value of, 210
- Cream, food value of, 171
- Cresses, food value of, 179
- Cucumber, food value of, 179
- Currants, food value of, 210
- Custom, force of, 164-166
- D
- Dandelions, food value of, 179
- Dates, food value of, 210
- Damsons, food value of, 208
- Daniel, Florence, 230
- Definitions of foods, 59-63
- Densmore, Dr Emmet, 182
- Diet, and exercise, 140
- Diet, how to change, 237-238
- Diogenes, 137
- Diseased meat, 126-135
- Dodds, Dr Susanna, 176-177, 244-245, 254-255
- Drews, George J., 243
- Drinking at meals, 240
- Drinking, different modes of, 34, 51
- Drink, and diet, 123-124
- E
- Economy, and diet, 220-221
- Edentata, teeth of, 23
- Eggs, food value of, 173-174
- Emancipation of woman, 226-227
- Empedocles, 137
- Endives, food value of, 179
- Energy, bodily, 18-19
- Epidemics, and diet, 116-117
- Epilepsy, and meat-eating, 112
- Equivalence of food, 268-269
- Esquimaux, and diet, 143, 151
- Ethics of diet, 160, 162
- Evans, Dr De Lacy, 91-92
- Evolution, and mentality, 10-11
- Excreta, animal, 106-107
- Excretions, question of, 50-56
- Exercise, and diet, 140
- Extremities, 33-34
- Eyes, position of, 44
- Eyre, Sir James, 270-272
- F
- Fairbairn, Sir William, 145
- Farrington, Dr A. M., 132-133
- Fats, defined, 61-62
- Fats, percentages of, 75-77
- Figs, food value of, 210
- Fish, food value of, 256
- Fletcher, Horace, 105, 137, 260, 275
- Flour, superfine, 184
- Food, functions of, 18-19
- Forward, Charles, 153-154
- Fowler, H. P., 124
- Frugivora, teeth of, 31
- Fruits, advantages of, 206, 211-220, et seq.
- Fruitarian diet, 177-178, 274
- Fuel value, question of, 62-63
- G
- Galen, 137
- Game, food value of, 255-256
- Garlics, food value of, 178-179
- Gastric juice, differing, 47-48
- Ginger, food value of, 196-197
- Glucose and starch, 182
- Goodfellow, Dr John, 182, 225
- Gooseberries, food value of, 210
- Gout, 110
- Graham, Dr Sylvester, 89-90, 115, 120, 141, 197, 212, 214, 265
- Grapes, food value of, 208
- Greece, food of, 144-145
- H
- Habits of Cats and Dogs, 24-25, 33, 51
- Habits and diet, 235-236
- Haeckel, 45
- Haig, Dr Alex., 112, 119, 138-139, 176, 200
- Haller, Dr, 137
- Hancock, H. Irving, 145-146
- Hartmann, Dr, 29, 30
- Heart beat and diet, 120
- Heat, bodily, 114-115
- Herbivora, teeth of, 21, 22
- Heroditus, 137, 185
- Hesiod, 137
- Hindus, and diet, 146-148
- Hippocrates, 137, 268
- Honey, food value of, 203
- Hufeland, Dr, 137
- Humanitarian arguments, 156-159
- Hutchinson, Dr Woods, 44
- Huxley, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45
- Hygienic cookery, hints on, 250-252
- I
- India, food of, 144
- Insectivora, teeth of, 22-23
- Instinct and diet, 235
- Intestinal putrefaction, 104-106
- Italy, food of, 144
- J
- Jackson, Dr J. C., 124, 224
- Jaffa, Prof. M. E., 204, 205, 272-273
- Japan, food of, 145-146, 148
- Jaws, movement of, 32-33
- Jellies, food value of, 257
- K
- Kellogg, Dr J. H., 34-35, 43-45, 47-48, 107-108
- Kidneys, action of, 50
- Kingsford, Dr Anna, 141
- Kuttner, Dr, 35
- L
- Lactic Acid, 105
- Lahmann, Dr H., 52-56, 81, 82
- Lambe, Dr, 113, 137, 230
- Latson, Dr W. R. C., 120, 240-241, 243
- Leeks, food value of, 178-179
- Leffingwell, Dr A., 129
- Lemons, food value of, 209-210
- Lentils, food value of, 176
- Leppel, Miss, 86
- Lettuce, food value of, 179
- Limes, food value of, 210
- Liver, 37-38, 49-50
- Loeb, Prof. J., 219
- Longevity and diet, 119-120
- Longworthy, Prof. C. F., 205
- M
- Magendie’s Dogs, 184-186
- Mammary glands, 43
- Man, teeth of, 25-28, 31-32
- Mann, Karl, 138
- Mastication, value of, 275
- Meat, as an article of diet, 252-256
- Melons, food value of, 210
- Mental conditions, 276-277
- Mental life and diet, 119, 121-123
- Mentality and evolution, 10-11
- Metchnikoff, 45, 104, 105, 233-234
- Miles, Eustace, 139-140
- Milk, food value of, 167-171
- Mineral matter, defined, 62
- Missionaries, and diet, 229
- Morals and diet, 121-123
- Mulberries, food value of, 210
- Mushrooms, food value of, 179
- Mustard, food value of, 198-199
- N
- Natural Foods, 202-203
- Nervousness and diet, 231-232
- Newton, Mr, 137
- Nichols, Dr, 269
- Nicholson, Prof., 29
- Nightingale, Miss F., 257
- Nitrogen, source of, 91-92
- Nutmeg, food value of, 196-197
- Nuts, food value of, 210-211, 272-273
- O
- Oils, 200-201
- Olive oil, 200-201
- Omnivora, teeth of, 23-24
- Onions, food value of, 178-179
- Oranges, food value of, 209
- Overeating, 11-12, 243-244, 266-273
- Ovid, 137
- P
- Page, Dr C. E., 222
- Paget, Dr, 112
- Pauchet, Dr Victor, 206
- Parsnips, food value of, 179
- Peaches, food value of, 208
- Peas, food value of, 176, 208
- Pepper, food value of, 196
- Pereira, Dr, 172
- Phillips, Dr Richard, 137
- Pickles, food value of, 197-198
- Pies, 257-258
- Pigmies, 142-143
- Pineapple, food value of, 209
- Placenta, differing forms of, 38-42
- Plato, 137
- Plautus, 137
- Pliny, 137
- Plums, food value of, 208
- Plutarch, 137
- Poisons, in animal flesh, 97-104
- —— in bad combinations, 247-248
- Pork as food, 253-255
- Porphyry, 137
- Potatoes, food value of, 178
- Practical hints, 275
- Proclus, 137
- Priority of the herbivora, 55
- Proteid, excess of, 93-94
- —— importance of, 58, 60-61
- —— percentages of, 71-75
- —— relative digestibility of, 86-88
- Proteid, source of, 94-95
- Puddings, 257-258
- Pythagoras, 136-137
- Q
- Quantity v. Quality of Food, 265
- Quantity, question of, 121
- Quatrefages, Prof. A. de, 142
- Quinces, food value of, 208
- Quintus Sextus, 137
- R
- Rabagliati, Dr A., 19, 269
- Radishes, food value of, 179
- Raisins, food value of, 210
- Rapidity of digestion, 88-89
- Raspberries, food value of, 209
- Read, C. S., 90-91
- Red blood superstition, 163-164
- Rheumatism and diet; 110-111
- Rhubarb, food value of, 210
- Ritson, Dr, 137
- Rodentia, teeth of, 23
- Rowbatham, Dr S., 184-185
- Rush, Dr B., 117
- Russell, Hon. Rollo, 112-113, 141, 144
- Russia, food of, 145
- S
- Sadler, Dr W. S., 241-242
- Sager, Dr D. S., 96
- Saliva, 46-47
- Salivary glands, 45
- Salt, Henry, 121, 149-151, 236
- Salt, arguments against, 187-196
- Schlickeysen, Prof., 38-40, 47, 172-173, 215-219
- Secretions, differing, 46-50
- Senses and diet, 118-119
- Shaw, Bernard, 160
- Shelley, 117, 137
- Sinclair, Upton, 127-128
- Skin and diet, 44
- Slaughter-houses, 133-135
- Smith, Dr John, 37-38, 141
- Socrates, 137
- Soups, food value of, 257
- Spices, food value of, 196-197
- Spinach, food value of, 178
- Starch, digestibility of, 182
- Strawberries, food value of, 209
- Stimulants, 198-199, 100-103, 114
- Stomach, 36-37
- Sugar, food value of, 258-260
- Sweating, significance of, 55
- Switzerland, food of, 145
- T
- Tables of Food Values, 64-71
- —— of Mineral Matter, 84-85
- Tail, question of, 44
- Tapeworm, 109
- Tea, value of, 260-261
- Teeth, and acids, 231
- —— argument drawn from, 21-23, 42-43
- Teeth, causes of decay of, 110
- Temperature, bodily, 92
- Tibbles, Dr W., 108, 179, 180, 183, 198, 199, 205-206
- Toast, food value of, 183
- Tomatoes, food value of, 210
- Tongue, question of, 44
- Trall, Dr R. T., 26-28, 36-37, 102-103, 125-126, 148, 152, 258
- Trichina, 109
- Trichinosis, 109
- Tuberculosis, 109
- Turnips, food value of, 179
- Typhoid, 110
- U
- Uncooked Food, 16-17
- Unification of diet, 222-226
- Uric acid, 52-56
- Urine, differing, 52-56
- —— poisonous nature of, 103-104
- V
- Vinegar, food value of, 199-200
- Virchow, 35
- W
- Walking Match, 138, 154-155
- Wallace, Dr Mackenzie, 145
- Warner, Dr, 112
- Water, value of, 261-263
- Weight, loss of, 204
- Wheat, food value of, 181
- Whortleberries, food value of, 210
- Wiley, Dr H. W., 82
- Williams, Mattieu, 220
- Woman, emancipation of, 226-227
- Woodruff, Judge, 122
- Work and diet, 152
- Z
- Zeno, 137
Selections from Atwater and Bryant’s Tables
| Key to Columns: | |
| A Number of analyses | F Fat |
| B Refuse | G Total carbohydrates |
| C Water | H Ash |
| D Protein N=6.25 | J Fuel value per pound |
| E Protein by difference | |
| Food Materials. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Food. | ||||||||||
| BEEF, FRESH. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | Cals. | ||
| Loin, lean: Edible portion | Min. | 12 | — | 64.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 11.4 | — | .7 | 735 |
| Max. | 12 | — | 74.7 | 24.2 | 23.1 | 15.0 | — | 1.1 | 1000 | |
| Avge. | 12 | — | 67.0 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 12.7 | — | 1.0 | 900 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 11 | 6.7 | 52.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 10.0 | — | .6 | 650 |
| Max. | 11 | 21.0 | 66.2 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 13.0 | — | 1.0 | 865 | |
| Avge. | 11 | 13.1 | 58.2 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 11.1 | — | .9 | 785 | |
| Loin, medium fat: Edible portion | Min. | 32 | — | 56.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 16.1 | — | .5 | 1040 |
| Max. | 32 | — | 68.3 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.7 | — | 2.2 | 1355 | |
| Avge. | 32 | — | 60.6 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 20.2 | — | 1.0 | 1190 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 32 | 4.1 | 44.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 13.7 | — | .4 | 860 |
| Max. | 32 | 25.8 | 58.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 22.7 | — | 1.9 | 1300 | |
| Avge. | 32 | 13.3 | 52.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 17.5 | — | .9 | 1040 | |
| Loin, fat: Edible portion | Min. | 6 | — | 52.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 25.1 | — | .8 | 1380 |
| Max. | 6 | — | 56.9 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 29.6 | — | 1.0 | 1575 | |
| Avge. | 6 | — | 54.7 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 27.6 | — | .9 | 1490 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 6 | 5.9 | 44.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 23.6 | — | .7 | 1295 |
| Max. | 6 | 15.0 | 53.6 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 25.9 | — | .9 | 1400 | |
| Avge. | 6 | 10.2 | 49.2 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 24.8 | — | .8 | 1305 | |
| Loin, all analyses: Edible portion | 56 | — | 61.3 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 19.1 | — | 1.0 | 1155 | |
| As purchased | 55 | 13.3 | 52.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.9 | — | .9 | 1020 | |
| Ribs, lean: Edible portion | Min. | 6 | — | 66.0 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 9.8 | — | .8 | 790 |
| Max. | 6 | — | 69.5 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 14.0 | — | 1.1 | 955 | |
| Avge. | 6 | — | 67.9 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 12.0 | — | 1.0 | 870 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 6 | 12.8 | 46.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 6.8 | — | .6 | 555 |
| Max. | 6 | 32.6 | 60.7 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 11.0 | — | .9 | 750 | |
| Avge. | 6 | 22.6 | 52.6 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 9.3 | — | .7 | 675 | |
| Ribs, medium fat: Edible portion | Min. | 15 | — | 49.9 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 18.0 | — | .7 | 1110 |
| Max. | 15 | — | 63.0 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 32.9 | — | 1.1 | 1700 | |
| Avge. | 15 | — | 55.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 26.6 | — | .9 | 1450 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 15 | 15.3 | 40.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | — | .4 | 1790 |
| Max. | 15 | 28.7 | 49.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 26.5 | — | .9 | 1370 | |
| Avge. | 15 | 20.8 | 43.8 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 21.2 | — | .7 | 1155 | |
| Ribs, fat: Edible portion | Min. | 9 | — | 47.4 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 33.9 | — | .6 | 1710 |
| Max. | 9 | — | 51.7 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 36.8 | — | .9 | 1845 | |
| Avge. | 9 | — | 48.5 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 35.6 | — | .7 | 1780 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 8 | 14.3 | 34.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 26.8 | — | .5 | 1325 |
| Max. | 8 | 22.0 | 47.8 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 39.9 | — | .7 | 1790 | |
| Avge. | 8 | 16.8 | 39.6 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 30.6 | — | .6 | 1525 | |
| BEEF, COOKED. | ||||||||||
| Cut not given, boiled, as purchased | 1 | — | 38.1 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 34.9 | — | .9 | 2805 | |
| Scraps, as purchased | Min. | 2 | — | 4.5 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 27.7 | — | .7 | 1660 |
| Max. | 2 | — | 41.9 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 75.8 | — | 6.2 | 3500 | |
| Avge. | 2 | — | 23.2 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 51.7 | — | 3.5 | 2580 | |
| Roast, as purchased | Min. | 7 | — | 38.7 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 19.6 | — | .7 | 1210 |
| Max. | 7 | — | 59.5 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 41.4 | — | 2.7 | 2030 | |
| Avge. | 7 | — | 48.2 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 28.6 | — | 1.3 | 1620 | |
| Pressed, as purchased | 1 | — | 44.1 | 23.6 | 26.7 | 27.7 | — | 1.5 | 1610 | |
| Round steak, | Min. | 18 | — | 53.5 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 3.3 | — | 1.1 | 615 |
| fat removed, | Max. | 18 | — | 72.3 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 16.9 | — | 3.1 | 1170 |
| as purchased | Avge. | 18 | — | 63.0 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 7.7 | — | 1.8 | 840 |
| Sirloin steak, baked, as purchased | 1 | — | 63.7 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 10.2 | — | 1.4 | 875 | |
| Loin steak, | Min. | 6 | — | 42.7 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 11.8 | — | 1.0 | 925 |
| tenderloin, broiled: | Max. | 6 | — | 64.5 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 35.7 | — | 1.4 | 1875 |
| Edible portion | Avge. | 6 | — | 54.8 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 20.4 | — | 1.2 | 1300 |
| Sandwich meat, as purchase | Min. | 3 | — | 56.3 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 8.0 | — | 2.5 | 870 |
| Max. | 3 | — | 61.2 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 13.6 | — | 3.1 | 1075 | |
| Avge. | 3 | — | 58.3 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 11.0 | — | 2.8 | 985 | |
| Corned beef, all analyses: Edible portion | 10 | — | 53.6 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 26.2 | — | 4.9 | 1395 | |
| As purchased | 10 | 8.4 | 49.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 23.8 | — | 4.6 | 1271 | |
| Spiced beef, rolled,as purchased | 1 | — | 30.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 51.4 | — | 6.8 | 2390 | |
| Tongues, pickled: edible portion | Min. | 2 | — | 50.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 15.3 | — | 3.1 | 800 |
| Max. | 2 | — | 73.6 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 25.8 | — | 6.3 | 1410 | |
| Avge. | 2 | — | 62 3 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 20.5 | — | 4.7 | 1105 | |
| As purchased | Min. | 2 | 2.1 | 45.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 15.0 | — | 3.1 | 785 |
| Max. | 2 | 10.0 | 72.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 23.3 | — | 5.6 | 1275 | |
| Avge. | 2 | 6.0 | 58.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 19.2 | — | 4.3 | 1030 | |
| Tripe, as purchased | Min. | 4 | — | 84.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | .9 | 0.4 | .1 | 185 |
| Max. | 4 | — | 91.1 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 1.8 | .5 | .4 | 335 | |
| Avge. | 4 | — | 86.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 1.2 | .2 | .3 | 270 | |