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Sep 17, 2026
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
CHAPTER I.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
The importance of some general knowledge of the principles of nutrition and the nutritive values of foods is not generally realized.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
Ignorance on such a matter is not usually looked upon as a disgrace, but on the contrary, it would be commonly thought far more reprehensible to lack the ability to conjugate the verb to be than to lack a knowledge of the chemical properties of the food we eat, and the suitability of it to our organism.
Alicia GlassGUEST
Well, I th- I think that the-- we, we talked about it.
Alicia GlassGUEST
I think the-- a dietetics degree is-- dietetics is the science of not only nutrition, but the practice of counseling individuals on food intake.
Alicia GlassGUEST
Dietetics also encompasses a clinical side or a clinical approach to maybe there's other malnutrition or micro deficiencies, things like that, that are happening.
Alicia GlassGUEST
So a dietician has evidence-based, but then ethical foundations, um, appropriately work with young athletes and, and children.
Alicia GlassGUEST
I mean, that's a-- working with children here for the most part.
Stefan EsserHOST
Vesanto has taught nutrition at Seattle's Bastyr University and at the University of British Columbia, received the Riley Jeffs Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award as a dietitian.
Stefan EsserHOST
She's lead author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics last position paper on vegetarian diets for the whole life cycle.
Stefan EsserHOST
She's an internationally known speaker, has an amazing background, as you can hear, and it's [chuckles] you know.
Stefan EsserHOST
So I'm gonna jump right in.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
But the strength of the vision is ours only as we obey its high demands.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
End of section 7 Section 8 of No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes by Rupert H. Weldon This LibriVox recording is in the public domain Section 8 Nutrition and Diet Chapter 1 The Science of Nutrition The importance of some general knowledge of the principles of nutrition and the nutritive values of foods is not generally realized.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
Ignorance on such a matter is not usually looked upon as a disgrace, but on the contrary, it would be commonly thought far more reprehensible to lack the ability to conjugate the verb to be than to lack a knowledge of the chemical properties of the food we eat and the suitability of it to our organism.
Ben AdamsNARRATOR
Yet the latter bears direct and intimate relation to man's physical, mental, and moral well-being, while the former is but a sapless, heartless thistle for pedantic chiffinches, as Jean-Paul would say.