title: Man's curiosity about food digestion: an historical overview.
abstract: The author traces the history of theories of food digestion from the prescientific era to the chemical techniques of 19th century investigators.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bloch
mesh_terms: D004063:Digestion; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history