92 



Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



extent the food retrieves material lost from the body. Hence oxygen in the air 

 is here considered as the sole source of income. 



1 Includes also water of perspiration. 



Table 51. Elements and materials katabolized in body Metabolism experiment 



No. 70. 



The results for the total materials katabolized expressed as chemical elements 

 are given in table 50, and in table 51 the corresponding body compounds are 

 shown. It is important to remember in interpreting these tables that no 

 account has as yet been taken of the materials in the food or drink. 



