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...Soybean protein can be made into synthetic wool-like fibers, now being developed for use in auto upholstery by Ford Motor Co. It is warmer than rayon...
...theory does not imply that milk causes cancer. In fact, top-flight Researcher Cornelius Packard Rhoads of Manhattan's Memorial Hospital believes that milk contains a protein substance which helps protect rats against a certain type of cancer produced by chemicals...
...food experts. Dr. Chandler believes that reducers should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, avoid sugar and starchy foods that have no vitamins, only calories. Best way to get thin, he advises, is to eat as much fish, meat, chicken and eggs as the heart desires. The theory that protein is hard on the kidneys, says Dr. Chandler, is nonsense; it is almost impossible for a normal person to eat too much meat. Vegetarianism is not only "silly" but "unsafe,'' for beans, peas, nuts and other high-protein vegetables do not contain all the necessary compounds for making...
...poisons, the scientists found that five basic substances present in normal blood promptly dwindled or disappeared. The vital chemicals: 1) ascorbic acid (vitamin C); 2) choline, a nitrogen compound, a constituent of nerve tissue; 3) cystine, a sulfur-containing compound found in hair and finger nails; 4) glycine, a protein derivative found in bile; 5) glucuronic acid, an organic acid found in urine...
...Nutritional diseases are widespread. "The lack of protein," says Dr. Lim, "is particularly important. . . . Healing of wounds is slow and infections of all kinds are frequent in the undernourished soldier. The lack of fat ... is responsible for the frequency of hemeralopia [blindness under bright lights]." Beriberi, a disease caused by vitamin B deficiency, is common in Southern China, where the main food is polished rice...