THE EFFECT OF VITAMINS AND THE INORGANIC ELEMENTS ON GROWTH AND RESISTANCE TO DISEASE IN CHILDREN
Authors: Alan Brown, Frederick F. Tisdall
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1933)

Article1 September 1933THE EFFECT OF VITAMINS AND THE INORGANIC ELEMENTS ON GROWTH AND RESISTANCE TO DISEASE IN CHILDRENALAN BROWN, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), FREDERICK F. TISDALL, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)ALAN BROWN, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK F. TISDALL, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-3-342 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring recent years more and more attention is being devoted by the medical profession to the rôle of minerals and vitamins in human nutrition. In the present paper we wish to direct your attention to some of the work being done in this field at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. This work has been undertaken not with the object of discovering methods for the cure of various disease conditions, but in an attempt to determine the value and importance of these dietary factors for normal development and resistance against disease.There are at least 10 inorganic elements which are...References MACKAY HM: Nutritional anemia in infancy, Special Report, Series 157, Medical Research Council. Google Scholar ROBERTSONROSS ECJR: Increased resistance of rachitic rats fed irradiated food, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1930, xxvii, 999-1002. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ROSE MS: The foundations of nutrition, 1929, Macmillan Co., New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ROSSROBERTSON JREC: Effect of vitamin B complex on resistance of rats to enteritidis infection, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1932, xliii, 547-554. Google Scholar SHERMAN HC: Chemistry of food and nutrition, Ed. 3, 1928, Macmillan Co., New York. Google Scholar SUMMERFELDT P: Value of increased supply of vitamin B1 and iron in diet of children, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1932, xliii, 284-290. Google Scholar TISDALLBROWN FFA: Relation of altitude of sun to its antirachitic effect, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1929, xcii, 860-864. CrossrefGoogle Scholar TISDALLDRAKEBROWN FFTGA: New cereal mixture containing vitamins and mineral elements, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1930, xl, 791-799. Google Scholar TISDALLDRAKEBROWN FFTGA: Incorporation of vitamins in bread, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1931, xxiv, 210-213. Google Scholar TISDALLBROWN FFA: Seasonal variation of antirachitic effect of sunshine, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1927, xxxiv, 721-736. Google Scholar TISDALLBROWN FFA: Seasonal variation of antirachitic effect of sunshine, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1928, xxxvi, 734-739. Google Scholar TISDALLBROWN FFA: Seasonal variation in antirachitic effect of sunshine, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1931, xlii, 1144-1147. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Toronto,*Presented in part before the British Medical Association, London, England, July 1932. Read at the Montreal Meeting of the American College of Physicians, February 6, 1933.From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, and the Hospital for Sick Children. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMangel und Überschuß an PhosphatThe Effect of Carbohydrates on Experimental Caries in the Rat 1 September 1933Volume 7, Issue 3Page: 342-352KeywordsChildrenNutritionVitamins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...