FOOTNOTES:

[156] “Food for the Sick,” p. 97, by Strouse and Perry.

[157] The amount of food must be limited, since overeating will precipitate an acute attack. It is best to limit the amount to about a maintenance allowance or a little more, temporarily.

[158] “Diet in Health and Disease,” by Freidenwald and Ruhräh.

[159] Ibid., p. 544.

[160] Boiled vegetable dinners must be prepared without fat meat and potatoes.

[161] Scientific investigation has proved that both carbohydrates and fats may be formed in the body from protein. Hence any excess above that required to keep the body in nitrogen equilibrium is utilized by the organism for fuel or stored as fat.

[162] “Feeding the Family,” p. 84, by Mary Swartz Rose.

[163] Saccharin may be used to sweeten.


CHAPTER XXIII
OTHER CONDITIONS MORE OR LESS AFFECTED BY DIET