Dietary Protein Deficiency
Authors: J. F. BROCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 November 1966Dietary Protein DeficiencyIts Influence on Body Structure and FunctionJ. F. BROCK, D.M., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.J. F. BROCK, D.M., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-5-877 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe middle of the twentieth century saw one of those peculiar "conjunctions" between the fields of pure nutritional science and of applied nutritional policy which Mr. Punch would have called "another glimpse of the obvious." But it only became "obvious" after the event. In spite of much accumulation of knowledge of protein chemistry and of the role of nitrogen and amino acids in experimental and applied animal nutrition, the message was somehow lost in its application to human health and welfare. 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BROCK, D.M., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Observatory, Cape,From the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory, Cape, South Africa.This paper was presented as the Honorary Fellowship lecture at the 47th Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, April 19, 1966, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to J. F. Brock, D.M., at the above South African address. 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