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From the beginning of history, attempts have been made to define “normal nutrition.” Once basic caloric needs were satisfied, man has attempted to use nutrition as a tool to attain perfect health and longevity. Periodically, a perfect diet or a perfect system appears, which, with a holistic approach, attempts to allay disease and debility. When each diet or system falls short of its goals, disillusion affects not only the diet or system used but also casts umbrage on better founded nutritional principles.
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ANDERSON, C.E. Energy and Metabolism. Chapter 2, p. 10 in Nutritional Support of Medical Practice, Ed. H.A. Schneider, C.E. Anderson and D.B. Coursin. Harper and Row, Hagertown 1977.
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Barness, L.A. (1981). Nutrition and Food Selection. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_29
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