Body-Weight. 



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The fourth case was that of a woman 40 years old. weighing 45.3 kg. From 

 August 15, no water nor food was taken. On August 17 the body- weight was 

 38.2 kg., and on August 19, 36.2 kg. 



The fifth subject was 32 years old, and weighed 38.5 kg. No food was 

 taken after September 19, although water was consumed in small quantities. 

 On September 22, the body-weight was 36.1 kg. 



In the sixth instance, a woman 20 years old, weighing 56 kg. fasted from 

 October 13 to 18, taking neither food nor water. At the end of the fast, the 

 body-weight was 46.3 kg. 



The seventh instance reported was that of a woman 50 years old, who 

 weighed 38 kg. at the beginning of her fast. From July 5 to 9, she abstained 

 completely from food and water. At the end of the 4 days, the body-weight 

 was 33 kg. 



A fast reported to have been made by Tanner and lasting 45 days showed a 

 change of body-weight from 71.7 kg. at the beginning to 60.0 kilos at the end 

 of 25 days. 6 During the first 16 days, the account states that Tanner pretended 

 to drink no water, though he rinsed his mouth with it from time to time. In 

 this period he lost weight rapidly. After the sixteenth day, drinking-water 

 was taken as desired and it is stated that he actually gained 4 pounds in weight 

 during the next 4 days, after which time he again commenced to lose weight. 

 Table 184. Losses of body-weight by fasting subjects. 



Day of fast. 



J. A. 



Cetti. 



Breit- 

 haupt. 



Initial weight Kilos 



, . . , f Kilos 



Loss 1st day I 



Loss 2d day 



(_ Per cent. 



j Kilos... 



( Percent. 



. . ( Kilos . . . 



Loss 3d day 1 , 



J \ Percent. 



Loss 4th day. 

 Loss 5th day. 

 Loss 6th day. 

 Loss 7th day . 



Kilos... 

 \ Per cent. 

 ( Kilos.. . 

 I Per cent. 

 / Kilos. .. 

 ( Per cent. 

 j Kilos. . . 

 \ Per cent. 



Loss 8th day Kilos. 



Loss 9th day Kilos. 



Loss 10th day Kilos . 



67.80 



1.63 



2.43 



.92 



1.40 



.75 



.16 



.03 



.61 



.68 



.OS 



57.00 



.55 



.97 



.94 



1.6S 



1.08 



1.96 



.98 



1.82 



.85 



1.60 



.25 



.48 



.00 



.00 



.51 



.60 



.59 



60.07 

 .55 

 .92 

 .63 



1.06 

 .77 



132 

 .95 



1.65 

 .20 

 .35 

 .52 

 .92 



Lander- 

 gren. 1 



7S.60 



.60 



.77 



1.77 



2.30 



1.00 



1.32 



.80 



1.07 



80.17 

 3 1.41 

 1.77 

 1.20 

 1.54 

 .91 

 1.18 

 1.53 

 2.02 



1 Skan. Archiv. f. Physiol. (1903), 14, p. 112. 



2 Reported by A. Sadovyen. 



3 Subject ate this day S6 grams bread and 25.5 grains sugar and drank 200 grams tea. 



Of the longer fasts in which the body-weights were recorded, those of 

 Succi, as reported by Luciani (4) and Ajello & Solaro (6) ; Jacques, reported 

 by Paton & Stockman (3) ; Cetti and Breithaupt, reported by Lehmann, 

 Mueller, Munk, Senator, and Zuntz (7) ; the student J. A., reported by 



6 Cited by Paton & Stockman (3). British Med. Jour. (1880), 2, p. 171. 



