Dietetics for Nurses
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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO
MACMILLAN & CO., Limited LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO
FAIRFAX T. PROUDFIT
INSTRUCTOR AND CLINICAL DIETITIAN, MEMPHIS GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL, CONSULTING DIETITIAN, MEMPHIS ASSOCIATED CHARITIES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING ASSOCIATION, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SECOND EDITION Completely Revised
NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1923
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Fairfax T. Proudfit
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PREFACE TO SECOND REVISED EDITION
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
CONTENTS
APPENDIX
COMPOSITION OF THE FOODSTUFFS
THE INDIVIDUAL FOODSTUFFS AND VITAMINE FACTORS
CARBOHYDRATES
FATS
PROTEINS
WATER
MINERAL SALTS
VITAMINES
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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EFFECT OF HEAT AND COLD UPON THE FOODSTUFFS
PROBLEMS
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FACTORS DETERMINING THE FOOD REQUIREMENTS OF THE BODY
PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS
MINERAL REQUIREMENTS
PROBLEMS
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SPECIAL DIETS
THE TRAY
ADULTERATION OF FOOD
METHODS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
CARE OF ICE-BOX AND CONTENTS
RULES GOVERNING SELECTION OF FOOD
THE CARE OF FOODS AND UTENSILS
METRIC MEASURE
THERMOMETRY
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Albuminized Milk
Albuminized Milk Shake
Milk and Ginger Ale (or Sarsaparilla)
Milk Punch
Peptonized Milk
Peptonized Milk Punch
Buttermilk (Bulgarian)
Cocoa
Plain Junket
Junket Ice Cream
Frozen Custard
Lactone Buttermilk
Malted Milk (1)
Malted Milk (2)
Malted Milk Chocolate or Cocoa
Milk or Cream Soups
Eggs
Fruit Beverages
Cereals and Breadstuffs
Starchy Desserts
Sauces for Puddings
Meats
TABLE
Broths and Soups
Fish
Vegetables and Fruits
Vegetable and Fruit Salads
Gelatin Jellies
Water Ices
Miscellaneous Desserts
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Formulas Used In Feeding Infants
FORMULAS USED IN DIET FOR CONSTIPATION
Bread Substitutes
Jellies
Ices
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DIGESTION (CHEMICAL)
ABSORPTION IN THE LARGE INTESTINES
PROBLEMS
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DIET IN LACTATION
SUMMARY
LACTATION
PROBLEMS
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TABLE
NORMAL INFANT FEEDING
TABLE
SCHEME FOR FEEDING NORMAL INFANTS
SCHEME 2
THE FEEDING OF PREMATURE INFANTS
PROPRIETARY FOODS
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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DISEASES DUE TO ERRORS IN DIET
ENTEROCOLITIS
DIARRHEA
CONSTIPATION
SCURVY
RICKETS
MALNUTRITION
SUMMARY
SCARLET FEVER
DIPHTHERIA
WHOOPING COUGH
MEASLES
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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ACUTE AND CHRONIC GASTRITIS
HYPOCHLORHYDRIA
HYPERCHLORHYDRIA
ACUTE GASTRITIS
CHRONIC GASTRITIS
GASTRIC ULCERATION
GASTRIC CANCER
PROBLEMS
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ACUTE AND CHRONIC DIARRHEA (CATARRH), ENTEROCOLITIS, DYSENTERY, CONSTIPATION, APPENDICITIS, CHRONIC CONSTIPATION, AUTO-INTOXICATION
ACUTE ENTERITIS (DIARRHEA)
CHRONIC ENTERITIS
ENTEROCOLITIS
ACUTE DYSENTERY
CHRONIC DYSENTERY
APPENDICITIS
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
AUTO-INTOXICATION
SUMMARY
DIARRHEA
ENTEROCOLITIS
APPENDICITIS
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
PROBLEMS
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SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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LIQUID DIET
SOFT OR SEMI-SOLID DIETS
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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CHRONIC TUBERCULOSIS
PNEUMONIA
TONSILLITIS
SUMMARY
PNEUMONIA
TONSILLITIS
PROBLEM
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PREOPERATIVE FEEDING
CONDITIONS REQUIRING SPECIAL DIETS
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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QUANTITATIVE TEST FOR SUGAR
TESTS FOR ALBUMEN
HELLER’S TEST FOR ALBUMEN
TEST FOR INDICAN
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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Protein Free Diet
HALPIN’S SALT-FREE NEPHRITIC DIET
KARELL CURE
CHRONIC NEPHRITIS (BRIGHT’S DISEASE)
ADDED UREA AND SALT TEST
CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS
FULL NEPHRITIC DIET (NITROGENOUS FOODS RESTRICTED)
TABLE
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
FOOTNOTES:
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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FAST
SCHEDULE FOR TREATMENT AND METHODS OF DETERMINING FOOD TOLERANCES
CARBOHYDRATE-FREE MENUS
TABLE
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
GALLSTONES
DAILY DIET SHEETS
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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OBESITY
OBESITY DIETS AND CURES
OBESITY MENUS
EMACIATION
SUMMARY
OBESITY
EMACIATION
PROBLEMS
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PTOMAINE POISONING, ACIDOSIS AND PELLAGRA
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
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APPENDIX
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Ash Constituents of Foods in Percentage of the Edible Portion
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Composition and Fuel Value of Most of the Foods Used in the Invalid Dietary
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Vitamines in Foods
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About What a BOY Should Gain Each Month
About What a GIRL Should Gain Each Month
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INDEX