Type: hard cover
 Foreword
 Decades before physiologists generally began to consider the intimate relationship between diet and health, Mrs. Ellen G. White, in her writings on the visions she received in 1863, clearly pointed out the connection between the food we eat and our physical and mental well-being. For years the subject of diet was a theme in her essays and writings, upon which she often dwelt. These suggestions, preserved in pamphlets and books, in articles in the periodicals of our denomination, and in personal testimonies, have had a powerful influence on the dietary habits of Seventh-day Adventists, and have also left a certain impression on the general public.
 Because until recently only a portion of this advice had been available in detail to readers and researchers, an anthology of many of her earlier statements, together with what was to be found in the current books of E. G. White, was published in 1926 in a syllabus entitled Tesimony Studies on Diet and Foods. These Spirit of Prophecy advices on nutrition and healthful diet were originally intended as a textbook for students of dietetics and medicine in Loma Linda, California. The original edition quickly sold out, as the work was in great demand not only by these students but also by ordinary Seventh-day Adventists.
 The widespread interest in the instruction contained therein led to the preparation of a new and enlarged edition in 1938, intended for distribution to the general public. The manuscript for the new book Counsels on Diet and Foods was prepared under the direction of the board of Ellen G. White Trustees. Their office contains all the published and unpublished writings of E. G. White. The response to this edition was so enthusiastic that four editions of the book were printed within eight years. The book now appears in a third edition, in a different form, but with no changes in the text. In this more convenient format and more popular form it will find wide acceptance.
 An attempt has been made in this publication to provide a complete overview of Mrs. White's written views on the subject of nutrition and diet. Although the limitations of space and the desire to avoid repetition of advice have prevented the inclusion of every more general statement on the subject, a complete and manageable whole is nevertheless provided.
 Each chapter of this anthology forms a complete treatise on the subject under discussion. Often many aspects of health education are discussed together in one quotation. By giving the context in this way, a certain degree of direct repetition occurs, and more or less a repetition of thoughts. By cross-referencing, direct repetition is kept to a minimum.
 Each passage from which this book is compiled is provided with a source citation, with the date of first publication, either from published writings of E. G. White, including early books, pamphlets, and magazine articles, or with a reference to the Ellen G. White Manuscript Archive.
 The statements in this volume were written in large part at a time when there was great ignorance about forms of diet and when reform was not popular. It is gratifying to note that through the ongoing development of science the main principles of what has come to Seventh-day Adventists through the years as God-revealed truth, often even down to the smallest details of health doctrine, are being confirmed. The whole health doctrine should be studied openly and as a broadly coherent and balanced whole. In this way it is avoided that extreme or radical views may be arrived at based on a single passage, divorced from its context, or from related statements on the same subject.
 May the counsels of this publication contribute to a fuller knowledge of, and a deeper respect for, the important health message entrusted to us.
 The Trustees of Ellen White Publications