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MODESTLY disclaiming any expert knowledge of nutrition, Mrs. Plimmer has launched the second edition of this useful little work at a time when, as she herself puts it, there is opportunity to recast and modernize our defences on the food front. Her disclaimer is misleading if by the knowledge of nutrition we understand a knowledge of how properly to nourish the body, because here are all the essential facts clearly presented and in very readable form. Although I do not think every reader will find Mrs. Plimmer's “Neapolitan Ice” method of portraying the composition of foods as convenient to refer to as the more customary tables, it at least lends colour to the commonsense account she gives of up-to-date views on diet in relation to health and fitness. At a time such as the present this handy little work should be widely read.
Food Values at a Glance
And How to Plan a Healthy Diet. By Violet G. Plimmer. Second edition. Pp. 190. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1939.) 6s. net.
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D., J. [Short Reviews]. Nature 145, 1005 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/1451005b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1451005b0