THE LIVER AND ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT FACTORS
Authors: Albert M. Snell
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Editorial1 January 1941THE LIVER AND ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT FACTORSAlbert M. SnellAlbert M. SnellSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-7-1288 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has long been recognized by experimental workers and clinicians that the liver can be protected against the action of hepatotoxic agents and the consequences of biliary obstruction by dietetic means. The optimal diet commonly prescribed for patients who have hepatic disease is high in carbohydrate and low in fat; the protein requirements are made up largely from vegetable sources, eggs and milk. The high carbohydrate content, of course, is intended to favor storage of glycogen and the low fat content to prevent excessive deposition of fat within the liver. It has been demonstrated that meat protein and its extractives...1 RICHHAMILTON ARJD: Further studies on cirrhosis of the liver produced by a dietary deficiency, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1940, lv, 133-139. Google Scholar2 GYÖRGYGOLDBLATT PH: Hepatic injury on nutritional basis in rats, Jr. Exper. Med., 1939, lxx, 185-192. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 BARRETTBESTMACLEANRIDOUT HMCHDLJH: The effect of choline on the fatty liver of carbon tetrachloride poisoning, Jr. Physiol., 1939, xcvii, 103-106. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 BESTCHANNONRIDOUT CHHJJH: Choline and the dietary production of fatty livers, Jr. Physiol., 1934, lxxxi, 409-421. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 MACLEANRIDOUTBEST DLJHCH: Effects of diet low in choline on liver function, growth and distribution of fat in the white rat, Brit. Jr. Exper. Path., 1937, xviii, 345-354. Google Scholar6 GRIFFITHWADE WHNJ: Some effects of low choline diets, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1939, xli, 188-190. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 GRIFFITHWADE WHNJ: Choline metabolism. I. The occurrence and prevention of hemorrhagic degeneration in young rats on a low choline diet, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1939, cxxxi, 567-577. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 PATEKHAIG AJC: Occurrence of abnormal dark adaptation and its relation to vitamin A metabolism in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1939, xviii, 609-616. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 HEYMANN W: Importance of the liver for the antirachitic efficacy of vitamin D, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1937, xxxvi, 812. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 BOLLMANBUTTSNELL JLHRAM: The influence of the liver on the utilization of vitamin K, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cxv, 1087-1090. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 FLYNNWARNER JEED: Prothrombin levels and synthetic vitamin K in obstructive jaundice of rats, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1940, xliii, 190-194. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1941Volume 14, Issue 7Page: 1288-1290KeywordsCarbohydratesDietFatsGlycogensLiverMeatMilkNutrientsProteins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...