Nutrition and the Practice of Medicine, 1975
Authors: C. E. BUTTERWORTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1968)

Editorials1 February 1968Nutrition and the Practice of Medicine, 1975C. E. BUTTERWORTH JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.C. E. BUTTERWORTH JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-68-2-486 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince nutrition has been defined asthat body of knowledge dealing with the relationship of diet to health, then the traditional importance of clinical nutrition is likely to assume increasingly greater significance in the practice of medicine during the decades immediately ahead. The overwhelming consensus of numerous responsible agencies is that famine is a virtual certainty for large segments of the world population. Estimates vary as to thetimeat which the impact may be felt in the United States, some being as early as 1974. However, there seems to be no questioning theinevitabilityof mass starvation on the...References1. PADDOCKPADDOCK WP: Famine—1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive. Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1967. Google Scholar2. BROWN LR: The world outlook for conventional agriculture. Science 158: 604, 1967. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. The President's review, in the Annual Report, Rockefeller Foundation, 1965, p. 29. Google Scholar4. DWIVEDIPRASAD MPBG: An epidemiological study of lathyrism in the district of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Ind. J. Med. Res. 52: 81, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. RESSLER C: Neurotoxic amino acids of certain species of Lathyrus and vetch. Fed. Proc. 23: 1350, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. STRONG FM: Naturally occurring toxic factors in plants and animals used as food. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 94: 568, 1966. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. SHAKESPEARE W: The Merchant of Venice. Act I, Scene 2. Google Scholar8. SCRIMSHAWSALOMONBRUCHGORDON NSJBHAJE: Studies of diarrheal disease in Central America. VIII. Measles, diarrhea, and nutritional deficiency in rural Guatemala. Amer. J. Trop. Med. 15: 625, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. BENGOA JM: The prevention of malnutrition in young children, in Proceedings of the Western Hemisphere Nutrition Congress, 1966. American Medical Association, Chicago, 1966, p. 36. Google Scholar10. JELLIFFE DB: Effect of malnutrition on behavioral and social development. Ibid., p. 24. Google Scholar11. SCRIMSHAWBÉHAR NSM: Malnutrition in underdeveloped countries. New Eng. J. Med. 272: 137, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. PIRIE NW: Orthodox and unorthodox methods of meeting world food needs. Sci. Amer. 216: 27, 1967. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. UNESCO: Report of the Advisory Committee on application of science and technology to development; recommendations for international action to avert the impending protein crisis. Forty-third session, May 25, 1967. Annex I. Google Scholar14. RUNDLES RW: Toxic protein derivatives causing aplastic anemia. A review. Blood 13: 899, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Alabama Medical Center 1919 Seventh Ave. S Birmingham, Ala. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByNutrition education for medical students 1 February 1968Volume 68, Issue 2Page: 486-488KeywordsDietNutritionStarvationTraditional medicine Issue Published: 1 February 1968 PDF DownloadLoading ...