Thomas Brewer
Obstetrician; nutrition and the prevention of toxemia in pregnancy1924–2005
American obstetrician who argued that toxemia of late pregnancy — preeclampsia and eclampsia — is a disease of malnutrition preventable by adequate protein and calories. His book Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy and the Brewer pregnancy diet underpin the bioenergetic view of nutrition during gestation.
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MalnutritionNutritional Nonchalance in Modern Obstetrics: A Case Report2001
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Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy: A Disease of Malnutrition
1966
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What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know: The Truth About Diet and Drugs in Pregnancy
1977