Alexander Bryce

Alexander Bryce (4 April 1863 - 7 June 1942) was a Scottish physician and dietitian.

Bryce was born on 4 April 1863. He graduated M.B. with honours from Glasgow University and won the Brunton Memorial Prize in 1886. He obtained his M.D. in 1893 with honours. 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. The work was popular and went through several editions.

His Modern Theories of Diet examined various diets and fad diets. It was positively reviewed. A reviewer in The Lancet described it as a "valuable volume for general practitioners."

Bryce was an advocate of autointoxication and authored a book on the subject in 1921. He died in Moseley, aged 79.

Selected publications

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)