Nutritional Data, by Heinz Nutritional Research Division (Spiral binding, 1956, $6, which is 1/3 the internet price)
After WWII "the Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery that pantothenic acid... is the key to acetate metabolism; hundreds of other discoveries flooded the biochemical literature." Included here is "new" information on vitamins, essential elements, proteins, amino acids and the metabolism of foods. There are also 26 pages of food tables with nutritional values. What I found the most interesting, though, was the section on malnutrition: what symptoms to look for, what blood tests to run, and how to treat it, especially with infants and in elderly. I was shocked to find out how just how recent this knowledge was. (Note: some of the information is easily understood, and part is best left to the biochemists.)
I should have guessed that companies like Heinz would do nutritional research on their products, especially baby food. This was long before dietary information was printed on every package. We have sure come a long way. Look for this book in the nutrition section, avail. 9/27.
