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POOD 



Varied diet The human body is a much more varied and 

 complex machine than any ever devised by man; personal 

 peculiarities, as well as fuel values, influence very largely the 

 diet of an individual. Strawberries are excluded from some 

 diets because of a rash which they cause on the skin, pork is 

 excluded from other diets for a like reason ; cauliflower is ab- 

 solutely indigestible to some and is readily digested by others. 

 From practically every diet some foods must be excluded, no 

 matter what the fuel value of the substance may be. But the 

 average healthy person can eat anything that is fresh and well 

 prepared. If a food repeatedly causes indigestion, it is wise 

 to replace it by food which is easily digested. 



TABLE OF FOOD VALUES SHOWING AMOUNT OF PROTEIN, FAT, AND CARBO- 

 HYDRATE IN ONE SERVING OF VARIOUS FOODS 



