Carbon-Dioxide Elimination. 



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chair. In some experiments food was eaten in small amounts, and in others 

 no food was taken. Since, however, the subject of carbon-dioxide excretion 

 during fasting has received especial attention, 1 the emphasis in this discussion 

 is laid upon the experiments where the subjects were more or less in a state of 

 digestion. 



Table 69. Carbon dioxide eliminated during waking hours by different individuals 



in rest experiments. 



1 In computing body-surface the formula of Meeh has been used: 12.312 Vbody-weight. 



1 Benedict, Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 77, 1907, p. 438. 



