title: Jonathan Roads Symposium Papers. History of parenteral nutrition.
abstract: A survey is given of the development of parenteral nutrition with the beginning of William Harvey's fantastic discovery of the circulation to today's discussion of what is an optimal regime of parenteral nutrition. The important and different steps of development during the 17th and 19th centuries are discussed. The modern steps during the last century leading to the concept we have today of parenteral nutrition is mentioned, with reference to all pioneers all over the world. Glucose, protein hydrolysates and crystalline amino acids, development of safe fat emulsions, and the current concepts of parenteral nutrition and future considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vinnars
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilmore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / Q000266:history; D005947:Glucose / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000266:history*; D011506:Proteins / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D011506:Proteins; D005947:Glucose