Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The branch of science which deals specially with the nutrition of the body.
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- noun dated The science of
nutrition . - noun A
nutritional approach thatadvocates specificcombinations offoods as central to goodhealth andweight loss .
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Examples
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In plain English, the Yin and Yang of diet boils down to ‘trophology’, a term which you and no doubt your doctor have probably never heard before.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Even fast-foods need not offend the rules of trophology and enzyme nutrition.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Owing to ignorance of trophology and basic nutrition, fresh fruits have been unfairly accused of all sorts of culinary crimes.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Even though the traditional Chinese diet relies heavily on rice, a closer look at Chinese eating habits shows that, up until the mid-twentieth century, the rice was consumed according to the rules of trophology.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Having selected ingredients for a meal according to Rule 1, combine and consume them according to the natural laws of trophology - the science of food combining.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Modern medical training in the West, especially in America, is notoriously deficient in nutritional science, although there are a few enlightened nutritional scientists in America and Europe today who, despite sneers from their peers in the medical establishment, are making great medical strides through the science of trophology.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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In other words, Jehovah instructed Moses in the rules of trophology, telling him to teach his people to eat their proteins and carbohydrates at separate meals.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Breaking one or two rules of trophology at any given meal is bad enough, but the Great American Meal breaks at least six.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Using your imagination and your knowledge of trophology, it is easy to construct compatible, digestible, nutritious meals that are very pleasing to the palate.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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The same foods that cause allergic reactions when improperly combined often have no ill side-effects whatsoever when consumed according to the rules of trophology.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
vmarinelli commented on the word trophology
A new age belief system revolving around a theory of food combining.
February 6, 2007