Nutrient Utilization Quotes

You are NOT what you eat, you are what you digest and assimilate.

The research I have been doing - studying how foodstuffs yield energy in living cells - does not lead to the kind of knowledge that can be expected to give immediate practical benefits to mankind. If I have chosen this field of study, it was because I believed in its importance in spite of its theoretical character.

A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a pure faith; and a well ordered skin is the first condition of that cleanliness which is next to Godliness.

Whey protein is taken very quickly into the bloodstream and there is a lot of waste, so it is not ideal on its own in most cases.

All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.

To eat is human, to digest, divine

Nutrients are not drugs and they can't be studied as drugs. They are part of a biological system where all nutrients work as a team to support your biochemical processes.

You can convert amino acids into glucose so your body can turn protein into energy and this could result with excessive protein intake. But it is an expensive way to increase your energy as well as an inefficient energy source. And your body has to eliminate it as well so it will put further stress on your system. At best it's unnecessary.

Splitting your meals up into smaller, more frequent portions will enable food absorption and utilization of nutrients.

Spleen can subsist on any kind of food.

All the food that is put into the stomach that the system cannot derive benefit from, is a burden to nature in her work.

We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy.