Outlines types of animals with respect to their food habits and the classes of food in the human body are shown. There are a number of minimum requirements - in food-value and in vitamin content - which the human body must have if it is to be healthy. Experiments carried out on animals demonstrates the results of deprivation of any one or more of these necessities vital to health. The film ends with suggestions for substitutes for various classes of foods which whilst they are vital for health, are often very expensive or unobtainable.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320749
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food - Composition
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diet
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Analysis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Composition
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nutrition
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Analysis
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Composition
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)