The Dietetic Treatment of Tuberculosis
Authors: Ernest S. Mariette
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 December 1931The Dietetic Treatment of TuberculosisERNEST S. MARIETTE, M.D., F.A.C.P.ERNEST S. MARIETTE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-6-793 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a previous article the writer has discussed this subject from the administrative standpoint. This discussion will include a broad outline of early history of food supply and diets and its effect upon early medical opinion in the attempt to show how these factors have influenced man's ideas concerning the importance of diet in tuberculosis. While there is still a wide difference of opinion as to the most valuable diet in tuberculosis, an attempt will be made to outline a sane and reasonable basis for the diet used at Glen Lake Sanatorium. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *From Glen Lake Sanatorium, Oak Terrace, Minnesota; and the Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota.†Received for publication, April 30, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1931Volume 5, Issue 6Page: 793-802KeywordsDietFood ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...