Bombproof, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Bombproof, Vol. 1: A Weekly Paper Devoted to the Interests of U. S. Army General Hospital No. 18, Dec. 21, 1918Food is any substance which, when taken into the body will build - repair the tissues - furnish heat and energy.The human body contains many chemical elements in varying amounts such as nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon oxygen and other minerals.Food must contain the same ele ments that are found in the body if it is to build and repair the body strue ture. But no one food contains all these elements in proper proportion for all persons, thus it is by com bination of various food, that we pro duce a suitable diet. These element must also be supplied in forms which the body can use. It cannot utilize carbon in the form of coal but this must the combined with hydrogen and oxygen. These combinations of ele ments found in nature are usually called protein. Fat, carbohydrate min eral matter and water.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.