Dietetics

Hygiene & Sanitation

Also known as: Nutrition Science, Dietary Science

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This article defines dietetics as the science of rational nutrition and the hygiene of food. It notes the etymological origin of the term from the Greek word for lifestyle, food, or ration.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

DIETETICS (from the Greek diaita—lifestyle, food, ration), the science of rational nutrition, of the hygiene of nutrition (see Nutrition).

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“Dietetics.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/dietetics/