Nutrition past: nutrition today: Prescientific origins of nutrition and dietetics. 3. Legacy of China
This review examines the contribution of China to the ancient origins of allopathy. Among the subjects discussed are: 1) Chinese cosmology, 2) the concept of yang-yin; 3) the five evils; 4) the impact of Buddhism; 5) the importance of the relationship between diet and disease and diet therapy; 6) pr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nutrition today (Annapolis) 1991-12, Vol.26 (6) |
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Zusammenfassung: | This review examines the contribution of China to the ancient origins of allopathy. Among the subjects discussed are: 1) Chinese cosmology, 2) the concept of yang-yin; 3) the five evils; 4) the impact of Buddhism; 5) the importance of the relationship between diet and disease and diet therapy; 6) prohibited foods and medical products; and 7) dietary restrictions and recommendations during pregnancy and lactation |
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ISSN: | 0029-666X 1538-9839 |