The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
n i[e0h0l. A.F0OD Theory IN THE
LIGHT OF REGENT Researches
Professor Wingfied Scott Hail. D of the Medical Depart
nent Of Northwestern University Chicago, Demonstrates
Folly Of Attributing Food Value to Alcohol

All life activity Ii accompanied py
oktdhfion and all oxdidation By waste
The asparing action Of alcohol 70
FULLY demonstrated and generally ac-
ceptsd is in perfect harmony with ~
generally accepted narcotic action.
Narcotic action IL followed ~ ae-
creased activity, therefore decreaseu
oxidation: therefore, "sparfng No-
body has contended. much less proven.
That this so-called sparing Y ~
sconony OF food psatertAl ~ connec-
don with activity. With the in1iuence
Of aicoh6l a. without ~ q given
amount ~ life's activity e accompa-
MED With a given consumption 81 pooy
substance.
.nody oxidises Alcohol As safety
Measure
81. u1nAn one eats q real food, 1t Is
4niIated largely by muscle tissues
~ III oxidixed for the purpose OF
- 4ntfn9 the life energy. When one
&6ts alcohol, II Is carried by the
<ood to the tissues. mostly to the
IN. where II is oxidized. as any toxine
lpuid be. fer the purpose of making
n HARMLESS
4 Its oxidation liberates heat energy.
nut this energy cannot be utilized by
Ne body even for the maintenance OF
indy temperature. IL a food Is de-
|ned a a substance which. taken into
lke body, il assimilated and used either
= buiads or repair. body structure. or
u be oxidixed in the tissues to liherate
&c energy used by the tissue In ita
Normal activity. then alcohol is not
= real fooa,
The. fact that alcohol is oxidized
n the 1e.a ally mis-
Understood. The first impression ma
tnrAiiy was: Foods are oxidized: Al
GoAoI 10 'oxid;zed: therefore. alcohol
q food. But many difficulties APP
scared. A real food promotes mus
eles. Glandular. and nerve activity. and
IL oxidation maintains body tempera-
Enre. But alcohol disturbs MUSCULAR,
11Anduiar and nervous activity. and its
&xidation does not maintain body tenn
xerAture.
Alcohol u Clearly = Toxic Substance.
II alcchoI 10 mot real food, what -
Ne MgnifIcance OF its oxidation? IL
ne been long known that the liver
NFoduces oxidases. and that 1t is the
Slta OF active oxidation Of mid-prodncts
- ka&nboIism. n toxins. and Of other
foxic substances.
~ AtOCpOb u&nS@eI tUftbOu - al
@Refton Of the yeast plant. is also found
- msd -proeAct OF tissue katapoiism Z. !.
n ksaenGA CLEARLY. then. 10 the toxic
mentoned above
On = priors grounds We should ex-
1Sct asc0sacd 20 be cxidixed In the liver
lHauuw Nth me lepcin.s fyrosin. uric
nc3d. xantin bodies and various amido
fodlas. There have recently appeared
TO ynosf I'm porta Mt apers based upon
extended researches. upon man and
lever animals. These researches prac-
Nna1ly clear up this knotty question:
Or. Raid Hunt. in one OF the Gov
eminent LAhoxptory stations. undsr
1eok m extensive eqrtes 81 experiments
- determine the fnfinence q alec mol
upcn the defenee 0E the rNxtsn % asa 4 q
Bacterial and 0thN8 sox1M hro98n-
ut NJ sxh41gfs{& fss9Secn. Rr. Hpn1
evsn small doses Of alecnoI was lo'-
1DNe6 ~ &Fn41ke@ - = = 1tl : Z
nySeem aga16 toxins. IL.
This eneM 800 uue - tHe -, rs~
eurbancs OF NE nser !uncucn- ms
ether rssearcn reLerfea = wAs Don
0ncfsd ~ DE- esSe 20 pco.,o "a
TIE ArnsrscAn souEnaI III ~.
me subject ef sne sApssnls 49,
GyOunk man IN soou ne.'n. - lus
hAhtta unaocus.omeo " sns uss -
alcohol " any 1orm.
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1eriod divoed INTO . sev0n.s go -
1f0L wikn an cono'IIons nu a,u So
~ peroa aRS.pk -. sS.. ss n Z y. ~,
e.ven. Alo 49, - ca,,tirraS
Mn,cn Nss S'
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- ..ss.a. S..ermir.a, The daIIy
ss..s 49, - - arts s.,r ne rnntrcl
1872 as ~vr. far the aIco-
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10y. 80 1890. ~ a,sax -. Note that dur
49, IN. s,~.,,sSs,r .rryto1 the incrca &c
y go .rsA ~as apnroximateiy nlne-
49, 3. 49, ~. s.rs'-. nas.hs. Increase.
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sesesrr,a n. seeded the Cuntrovcrsy.
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4. = &. S s .,.ss .,ccssol even ii very
- .n VI. -, c,,,s. causrs ~ increase
= 49, - sss.....se. - ,.r,~ .c,d
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