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and 11.60 grams of ash. No feces were passed during the time of this experi- 

 ment, nor were any fasting feces obtainable. 



Elements and materials katabolized in the body. From the data tabulated 

 in table 26, by means of the formula? on page 38, the amounts of body materials 

 katabolized are obtained. They are recorded, together with the amounts of loss 

 of the several elements, in table 27. 



Table 27. Elements and materials katabolized in body- 

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1 See p. 28. 



Table 27 indicates that on the first day the elements lost resulted from the 

 katabolism of 73.56 grams of protein, 145.13 grams of fat, and 112.54 grams 

 of carbohydrates considered as glycogen. On the second day there were kata- 

 bolized 78.18 grams of protein, 160.57 grams of fat, and 72.64 grams of 



Table 28. Distribution of intake and outgo of tvater Metabolism experiment 



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carbohydrates. There was a marked falling off in the quantity of carbohydrates 

 katabolized on the second day, a slight increase in the amount of protein 

 katabolized and an increased fat katabolism amounting to 15 grams. The 

 rapid diminution in the quantity of carbohydrates katabolized is in accordance 

 with the view that fasting results in the rapid depletion of the store of carbo- 

 hydrates in the body. 



