Nutrition and Mental Functions
George . Ed(S): Serban
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Paperback. Editor(s): Serban, George. Series: Advances in Behavioral Biology. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJW; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 566.
The description of sequelae of nutritional deficien cies was equally oversimplified. Obviously, a disease like rickets, which affected hard tissues--the skeleton- had irreversible consequences. Destruction or alteration of tissues, such as in cancrum oris or severe xerophthal mia, was equally permanent and easily observed. Other models were beriberi or scurvy, where, by contrast, the vitamin treatment seemed to restore the individual to the completely normal status quo ante. Most nutritionists were therefore little prepared intellectually for the series of suggestive findings con cerning nutrition and mental development which has been the highlight of nutritional research in the past decade: the ... Read more
The description of sequelae of nutritional deficien cies was equally oversimplified. Obviously, a disease like rickets, which affected hard tissues--the skeleton- had irreversible consequences. Destruction or alteration of tissues, such as in cancrum oris or severe xerophthal mia, was equally permanent and easily observed. Other models were beriberi or scurvy, where, by contrast, the vitamin treatment seemed to restore the individual to the completely normal status quo ante. Most nutritionists were therefore little prepared intellectually for the series of suggestive findings con cerning nutrition and mental development which has been the highlight of nutritional research in the past decade: the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Behavioral Biology
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468430776
SKU
V9781468430776
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