188 



Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



Table 131. Summary of calorimetric measurements and total heat production 



Continued. 



1 See pp. 42-49. 

 Balance of Energy. 

 Comparing the heat production with the total energy of the material 

 oxidized in the body, corrected for the potential energy of the urine, gives the 

 energy balance which is shown in table 132. The agreement between the heat 

 production and the computed energy is on the whole very close, especially 

 when the small quantities of heat measured are taken into consideration. The 

 variations are, it is true, from +31 calories to il calories, but the average 

 of the 7 days shows the computed heat production to be but 6 calories less 

 than the measured, a discrepancy of 0.4 per cent. 



Table 132. Comparison of energy derived from katabolized body material with 

 total heat production Metabolism experiment No. 75. 



