Show treating liver and gall bladder cases it is known that among the many duties performed by the liver is the storing of glycogen sugar which can be used by the body when the amount of starch or sugar eaten is not enough for the blodys needs an editorial in in the journal of the american medical association giving the results obtained by research workers points out that while the storage of glycogen in the liver is important m por tant the presence of proteins in the liver is even more important from the standpoint of preserving the liver cells from damage thus a patient seriously ill with liver and gall bladder trouble in which operation has become necessary has heretofore been given meals rich in starch so that a goodly supply of glycogen would be present at the time of operation the discovery that protein foods will give greater protection in less time is a great step forward in the protection of liver tissue these experiments appear SUM clentry conclusive to warrant the th e adoption of a high protein h high agh starch no fat diet in the before operation treatment of the pa patient tient seriously ill with disease of the liver and gall bladder another discovery as to the value of the protein diet is that swelling of the parts of the body due to an excess amount of water in the tissues following operation or any injury in fact is due to a great extent to lack of proteins under normal conditions the swelling edema due to operation begins to disappear 48 hours to 72 hours after operation but if not enough of the proteins is is present swelling actually increases causing a mechanical obstruction of the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine the suggestion then is in these liver and gall bladder cases that the diet consist of 80 per cent proteins 10 20 per cent starch foods and no fats QUESTION BOX Q Is there any nourishment in buttermilk why is is it recommended in diet for col colitis ii t s A there are arc 80 calories in a glass of buttermilk it is recommended because it helps prevent alij iii tes putrefaction is soft and bland does not irritate Q could you tell me it if there is a cure for melancholia Is gland treatment of any help A ask your physician about tho the use of ovary extract |