Quote#Wisdom
As a general definition, it may be stated that a food is a substance…
Quote byEdward Smith · 1819–1874
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Foods, Introd., p. 1.
English (original)
As a general definition, it may be stated that a food is a substance which, when introduced into the body, supplies material which renews some structure or maintains some vital process; and it is distinguished from a medicine in that the latter modifies some vital action, but does not supply the material which sustains such action.
— Edward Smith
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