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Galen : on food and diet

"At the apogee of ancient medical advances stood Galen (AD 129-c. AD 210), once the personal physician to the emperor Marcus Aurelius. A prolific writer, among his surviving works is what he believed to be the definitive guide to a healthy diet, based on the theory of the four humours. In these...

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Main Author: Galen.
Contributors: Grant, Mark, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
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Galen.
Nutrition > Early works to 1800.
Diet therapy > Early works to 1800.
Humoralism.
Diet Therapy.
Food.
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Call Number: TX 652 .C37 no. 110
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