Elements of the Science of Nutrition. By Graham Lusk, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology at Cornell Medical School. Octavo volume of 302 pages. Cloth, $3.00 net. THE NEW (2d) EDITION—TRANSLATED INTO GERMANProf. Lusk presents the scientific foundations upon which rests our knowledge of nutrition and metabolism, both in health and in disease. There are special chapters on the metabolism of diabetes and fever, and on purin metabolism. The work will also prove valuable to students of animal dietetics at agricultural stations. Lewellys F. Barker, M. D. Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. "I shall recommend it highly to my students. It is a comfort to have such a discussion of the subject in English." |