He listed what he had spent for `` My own diet in London eighteen weeks, in which I was sick a month ; ;

Her nose was higher of bridge, her complexion so pale as to be quite susceptible to sunburn, and the fish and vegetable diet of her forebears had given her teeth that were white and regular and strong.

He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a vegan diet before the term was coined.

Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.

Alcott described his sustenance as a " Pythagorean diet ": meat, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk were excluded and drinking was confined to well water.

The American lobster was a staple of the colonial diet.

In late 1792 Phillip, whose health was suffering from the poor diet, at last received permission to leave, and on 11 December 1792 he sailed in the ship Atlantic, taking with him many specimens of plants and animals.

Because nearly every family made bread for their own consumption, wheat was the main staple of the average diet in Britain.

However, Daniel was able to convince the King to allow for a vegetarian diet.

In a human epidemiological analysis by Richard Doll and Richard Peto in 1981, diet was estimated to cause perhaps around 35 % of cancers.

At one extreme, anthropologist Marvin Harris, author of Cannibals and Kings, has suggested that the flesh of the victims was a part of an aristocratic diet as a reward, since the Aztec diet was lacking in proteins.

While most pre-Columbian historians believe that there was ritual cannibalism related to human sacrifices, they do not support Harris's thesis that human flesh was ever a significant portion of the Aztec diet.

In the past, celery was grown as a vegetable for winter and early spring ; it was perceived as a cleansing tonic, welcomed to counter the salt-sickness of a winter diet.

Once the toads were established, a 1963 study concluded, as the toad's diet included both harmful and beneficial invertebrates, it was considered " economically neutral ".

Clement's diet is also unknown, but he said some things that look down upon eating flesh such as, " It is good ... neither to eat flesh " and that even the fumes from cooked flesh " darken the soul "; however he said non-vegetarians aren't sinning except in certain circumstances such as those who eat flesh with " gluttony " and he was not opposed to all instances of eating meat.

The first popular diet was " Banting ", named after William Banting.

In a single report, the death of Jacqueline Henson was found to be related to swelling in her brain, which was associated with excessive water consumption over a short period of time, while she was on a special water diet.

He was taken care of by his wife, Grace Hubble, and continued on a modified diet and work schedule.

Crook suggested a variety of remedies to treat these symptoms, including dietary modification ( commonly referred to as the rainbow diet -- eating fresh foods and avoiding foods high in vinegar, sugar, or yeast ), prescription antifungals, pau d ' arco tea, echinacea tea, and colonic irrigation.

James Cook succeeded in circumnavigating the world ( 1768 – 71 ) in HM Bark Endeavour without losing a single man to scurvy, but his suggested methods, including a diet of sauerkraut and wort of malt, were of limited value.

A study of approximately 90, 000 nurses suggested that the incidence of heart disease was 30 % to 40 % lower among nurses with the highest intake of vitamin E from diet and supplements.

Some suggested risk factors such as diet, and spice consumption, were hypothesized as ulcerogens ( helping cause ulcers ) until late in the 20th century, but have been shown to be of relatively minor importance in the development of peptic ulcers.

It has been suggested that early procyonids were an offshoot of the canids that adapted to a more omnivorous diet.

Other authors suggested that human ability to convert alpha-Linolenic acid into DHA, while poor, is, nevertheless, adequate to prevent DHA deficiency in a plant-based diet.

The first animal experiment on a Paleolithic diet suggested that this diet, as compared with a cereal-based diet, conferred higher insulin sensitivity, lower C-reactive protein and lower blood pressure in 24 domestic pigs.

Many treatments have been suggested for PMS, including diet or lifestyle changes, and other supportive means.

No clear relationship has been proved between diet and gallstone formation ; however, low-fiber and high-cholesterol diets have been suggested as contributing to gallstone formation.

Conway suggested the differences likely reflected the varied diet of the sora.

These attributes suggested that the species engaged in heavy chewing, indicating a tough diet consisting of tubers, nuts, and seeds.

One study at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, reported by Sharon Fowler at the ADA annual meeting, actually suggested the opposite, where consumption of diet soda correlated with weight gain.

A shopping list for Eleanor in captivity was recorded and it suggested the aristocratic diet at that time.

When first harvested, Chlorella was suggested as a " dirt-cheap " protein supplement to the human diet.

The general increased diabetes prevalence among Native Americans has been hypothesized as the result of the interaction of genetic predisposition ( the thrifty phenotype or thrifty genotype as suggested by anthropologist Robert Ferrell in 1984 ) and a sudden shift in diet from traditional agricultural goods towards processed foods in the past century.

Such children may remain on the diet longer than average, and it has been suggested that children with tuberous sclerosis who achieve seizure freedom could remain on the ketogenic diet indefinitely.

Because tumour cells are inefficient in processing ketone bodies for energy, the ketogenic diet has also been suggested as a treatment for cancer.

The oviraptorid diet is disputed, with eggs, plants and molluscs having been suggested.

Most scientists who have studied Dinocephalosaurus suggested that it lived in the shallow murky waters of the sea and presumably had a diet of fish and squid.

The effect of drugs that act on the iodide-concentrating mechanism can be counteracted by addition of relatively large amounts of iodine to the diet.

Cereal grains furnish about one-fourth of the total food calories in the American diet and about one-third of the total nutrients consumed by all livestock and poultry.

The lowlands, which included much of the Acadian French regions of Louisiana and the surrounding area, included a varied diet heavily influenced by Africans and Caribbeans, rather than just the French.

After this experience, Clinton adopted the plant-based whole foods ( vegan ) diet recommended by doctors Dean Ornish and Caldwell Esselstyn.

Most of their diet is comprised by grasses and sedges, with many types fed on based on their proximity to the nests.

Proteins in legumes and cereals may be transformed to provide the amino acids needed by human beings for a balanced diet.

It is now widely accepted that forcing even faster growth by feeding a highly concentrated, high-energy diet is dangerous for skeletal development, causing unsoundness and increased tendency to joint problems and injury.

The deaths of 49-year-old Australian-born Scotland resident Verity Linn, 31-year-old Munich preschool teacher Timo Degen, and 53-year-old Melbourne resident Lani Marcia Roslyn Morris while attempting the breatharian " diet " advocated by Jasmuheen have elicited criticism.

On his website, Brooks states that his potential followers must first prepare by combining the junk food diet with the meditative incantation of five magic " fifth-dimensional " words which appear on his website, some of which are words from Kundalini yoga.

Some of these cancers may be caused by carcinogens in food generated during cooking process, although it is often difficult to identify the specific components in diet that serve to increase cancer risk.

Dependent upon a person's constitution, by adhering to a specific diet or purging, one could physically handle the infection more successfully.

It is used mainly in the treatment of children with severe, medically intractable epilepsies, and the New York Times reported that use is supported by peer-reviewed research that found that the diet reduced seizures among drug-resistant epileptics by > 50 % in 38 % of patients and by > 90 % in 7 % of patients.

Human diet was estimated to cause perhaps around 35 % of cancers in a human epidemiological analysis by Richard Doll and Richard Peto in 1981.

Between the extremes of optimal health and death from starvation or malnutrition, there is an array of disease states that can be caused or alleviated by changes in diet.

In chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna describes how faith, influenced by the three modes ( guṇas ) lead to different approaches in worship, diet, sacrifice, austerity and charity.

In North America, native grapes belonging to various species of the Vitis genus proliferate in the wild across the continent, and were a part of the diet of many Native Americans, but were considered by European colonists to be unsuitable for wine.

The edict against the reformer, which was finally adopted by the emperor and the diet, was drawn up and proposed by Aleandro.

In 1541 Cardinal Contarini was papal legate at the Conference of Regensburg, the diet and religious debate marking the culmination of attempts to restore religious unity in Germany by means of conferences.

Hypoglycemia due to dumping syndrome and other post-surgical conditions is best dealt with by altering diet.