Alexander Bryce (4 April 1863 - 7 June 1942) was a Scottish physician and dietitian.
Alexander Bryce | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 1863 |
| Died | 7 June 1942 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, dietitian |
Bryce was born on 4 April 1863.[1] He graduated M.B. with honours from Glasgow University and won the Brunton Memorial Prize in 1886.[2] He obtained his M.D. in 1893 with honours.[2] After graduation he was House-Surgeon to the Paisley Infirmary and Fever Hospital for several years. In 1894 he began practicing medicine in Birmingham and developed an interest in dietetics.[2]
In 1923, he was appointed as chief medical officer for an insurance company where he remained until his retirement in 1939.[2] Bryce's The Laws of Life and Health was described in a review by the Journal of the American Medical Association as "one that the physician can conscientiously recommend to his patients because of the sterling common sense which characterizes it and the absence of "fads" and "notions."[3] A review by the British Medical Journal stated that medical practitioners and the public would profit from reading the book but suggested that some of his advice was impractical such as his condemnation of drinking at meals.[4] The work was popular and went through several editions.[5][6]
His Modern Theories of Diet examined various diets and fad diets. It was positively reviewed.[7][8][9] A reviewer in The Lancet described it as a "valuable volume for general practitioners."[10]
Bryce was an advocate of autointoxication and authored a book on the subject in 1921.[11] He died in Moseley, aged 79.[12]
Selected publications
edit- Why Physical Culture Fails (1906)
- The Limitations of a Purin-Free Diet (1908)
- A Personal Investigation Into The Dietetic Theories Of America (1909)
- Modern Theories of Diet and Their Bearing Upon Practical Dietetics (1912)
- The Laws of Life and Health (1912)
- Dietetics (1913)
- Intestinal Toxaemia Or Autointoxication In The Causation Of Disease (1921)
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Bryce". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Alexander Bryce". Glasgow Medical Journal. 138 (3): 96. 1942. PMC 5953124.
- ^ "The Laws of Life and Health". JAMA. 55 (15): 1315. 1910. doi:10.1001/jama.1910.04330150075036.
- ^ "Reviewed Work: The Laws Of Life And Health by Alexander Bryce". The British Medical Journal. 1 (2571): 877–878. 1910.
- ^ R. D. D. (1935). "Reviewed Work: Ideal Health or The Laws of Life and Health. Third edition by Alexander Bryce". Canadian Public Health Journal. 26 (4): 206.
- ^ "Brief Notices". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 10 (4): 479–480. 1935.
- ^ W. D. H (1912). "Modern Theories of Diet and their Bearing upon Practical Dietetics". Nature. 89: 422–423.
- ^ "Modern Theories of Diet and Their Bearing on Practical Dietetics". JAMA. 59 (9): 741. 1912.
- ^ "Reviewed Work: Modern Theories Of Diet And Their Bearing Upon Practical Dietetics by Alexander Bryce". The British Medical Journal. 1 (2727): 718. 1913.
- ^ "Modern Theories of Diet". The Lancet. 1: 1411–1412. 1912.
- ^ "Reviewed Work: Intestinal Toxaemia Or Autointoxication In The Causation Of Disease by Alexander Bryce". The British Medical Journal. 1 (3152): 780. 1921.
- ^ Dr. Alexander Bryce Practised in City Since 1894. Birmingham Mail (June 8, 1942). p. 3