Project Gutenberg 2013-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 101 Poissonnier-Desperrières, Antoine 1722 1793 Poissonier des Perrières (Antoine) Poissonnier-Desperrieres, Antoine La Coudraye, chevalier de 1815 Coudraye, François-Célestin de Loynes la De La Coudraye, chevalier La Coudraye, François-Célestin de Loynes-Barraud, chevalier de La Coudraye, Francois-Celestin de Loynes-Barraud, chevalier de Lacoudraye, François Célestin de Loynes, chevalier de Mémoire sur les avantages qu'il y auroit à changer absolument la nourriture des gens de mer Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mémoire sur les avantages qu'il y auroit à changer absolument la nourriture des gens de mer" by "M. Poissonnier Desperrières" is a scientific publication likely written in the late 18th century. The work argues for a radical reform in the diet of sailors, advocating for a shift from salted meats to a primarily vegetable-based diet to combat scurvy and other maritime diseases. It presents empirical evidence that supports the health benefits of a plant-based diet for seafarers. The opening of the memoir establishes Desperrières' position on the health risks associated with the traditional diet of sailors, focusing particularly on scurvy caused by salted provisions. He presents case studies of various naval expeditions where crews fared better when consuming rice and vegetables instead of meat, suggesting that a dietary reform could improve sailor health and reduce governmental healthcare costs associated with treating marine illnesses. Furthermore, Desperrières emphasizes the economic advantages of a more sustainable supply of plant-based food, arguing that it could enhance the country's food security and reduce reliance on imports. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44407/44407-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Sailors -- Diet Sailors -- Health and hygiene Sailors -- Diseases Naval hygiene Medicine, Naval VG Text FR Sciences et Techniques Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Nutrition 133524 2025-07-18T04:22:53.922938 text/html 109467 2024-10-23T20:18:30 text/html 158006 2025-07-18T04:22:56.688921 application/epub+zip 157724 2025-07-18T04:22:54.414915 application/epub+zip 112346 2025-07-18T04:22:54.157929 application/epub+zip 219380 2025-07-18T04:22:58.347890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207493 2025-07-18T04:22:56.413924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162402 2022-09-20T08:54:10.457645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109819 2025-07-18T04:22:53.467966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89783 2024-10-23T20:18:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19287 2025-07-18T04:22:58.474892 application/rdf+xml 19741 2025-07-18T04:22:54.227924 image/jpeg 2687 2025-07-18T04:22:54.193921 image/jpeg 150314 2025-07-18T04:22:53.937915 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog