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The girth at the axilla, G, likewise shows a considerable loss. To bring 

 out more sharply the changes in these measurements as the research 

 progressed, the final losses in these particular circumferences have 

 been tabulated in table 17, together with the initial body-weights 



Table 17. — Final losses in weight and circumferences, Squads A and B. 



^ With Squad B all decreases were found at the period of minimum weight after 3 weeks of 



reduced diet. 

 2 Spe withdrew from Squad A on December 15, owing to illness. 



and the final percentage losses in body-weight. The losses in the girth 

 G with Squad A ranged from 4.6 to 1.6 cm., with an average loss for 

 the group of 2.8 cm. With M (the circumference at the umbilicus) we 

 have losses ranging from 10.3 cm. with Can, who was distinctly over- 

 weight and fat, to a minimum of 2.1 cm. with Pec, who was a thor- 

 oughly well-trained and hardened athlete, and distinctly ''fine" at 

 the beginning of the experiment. The average loss in this measure- 

 ment for the whole group is 5.3 cm. 



The largest loss in the circumference at the nipples, N, is that of 

 Tom, of 7.5 cm., which is somewhat singular, inasmuch as this sub- 



