Enterocolitis, [267], [277]
dietetic treatment of, in infants, [237]
Enzymes, [170], [171]
acting, on carbohydrates, [171]
on fats, [171]
on proteins, [171]
on purins, [171]
action of, [170], [171]
amylolytic, [172]
autolytic, [171]
classification of, [172]
coagulating, [172]
deaminizing, [172]
glycolytic, [171]
hydrolytic, [172]
lipolytic, [172]
oxidizing, [172]
proteolytic, [172]
reducing, [172]
source of, [171]
sugar-splitting, [172]
table of, [171]
Errors in diet, in infants and children, [232], [243]
Fahrenheit scale, [80]
Farina, ash constituents of, [473]
composition of, [488]
food content of, [479]
fuel value of, [465], [488]
nutrient value of, [465]
preparation of, [104]
standard portion of, [479]
Fast days, in treatment of diabetes, [381]
Fat, or Fats, [14], [15]
absorption of, [177]
calories in, [38]
cause of gastro-intestinal disturbances in children, [233]
effect of heat upon, [16]
enzymes acting on, [171]
excess of, in diet of infants and children, [233]
fate of, [182]
functions of, [17]
metabolism of, in acidosis, [453]
phosphorized, [15]
rate of digestion of, [173]
regulation of, in diet, [233]
source of, [5], [448]
tolerance of, in diabetes, [381]
vitamines in, [497], [498]
Fat soluble A, [15]
effect of heat upon, [31]
function of, [30]
foods containing, [6], [496], [497], [498]
Fatty foods, effect of, upon gastric secretion, [175]