Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man: an experimental studyChittenden, R. H. (Russell Henry)
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Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man: an experimental study
Chittenden, R. H. (Russell Henry)
Metabolism; Nutrition
Fuel value of the food 1533 calories.
_Monday, June 27, 1904._
Breakfast.—Coffee 112 grams, cream 22 grams, sugar 10 grams.
Lunch.—Roast lamb 9 grams, baked potato 90 grams, wheat gems 47 grams,
butter 12 grams, sugar 25 grams, iced tea 250 grams, vanilla éclair 47
grams.
Dinner.—Lamb chop 32 grams, asparagus 49 grams, butter 17 grams, creamed
potato 107 grams, bread 35 grams, lettuce-orange salad with mayonnaise
dressing 150 grams, cream cheese 12 grams, crackers 21 grams, coffee 63
grams, sugar 9 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Coffee 123 + 53 = 176 × 0.045 = 0.079 gram.
Cream 22 × 0.32 = 0.070
Sugar 10 + 25 + 9 = 44 × 0.00 = 0.000
Iced tea 250 × 0.018 = 0.045
Baked potato 90 × 0.25 = 0.225
Wheat gems 47 × 1.65 = 0.776
Butter 12 + 17 = 29 × 0.13 = 0.038
Roast lamb 9 × 4.28 = 0.385
Vanilla éclair 47 × 0.85 = 0.400
Lamb chops 32 × 4.57 = 1.462
Asparagus 49 × 0.59 = 0.289
Creamed potato 107 × 0.40 = 0.428
Bread 35 × 1.33 = 0.466
Lettuce-orange salad, etc. 150 × 0.23 = 0.345
Cream cheese 12 × 1.62 = 0.194
Crackers 21 × 1.35 = 0.284
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Total nitrogen in food 5.486 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 4.980
Fuel value of the food 1454 calories.
NITROGEN BALANCE.—_Chittenden._
Nitrogen Output.
Taken in. Nitrogen in Urine. Weight of Fæces (dry).
June 23 6.622 grams. 5.26 grams. 10.6 grams.
24 6.331 5.30 0.7
25 4.941 4.43 14.2
26 5.922 4.66 11.9
27 5.486 4.98 15.2
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82.6 grams contain 6.08% N.
29.302 24.63 + 5.022 grams nitrogen.
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29.302 grams nitrogen. 29.652 grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for five days = -0.350 gram.
Nitrogen balance per day = -0.070 gram.
Average Intake.
Calories per day 1549.
Nitrogen per day 5.860 grams.
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