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hospital treatment with hospital dietetic regime. The day after he 

 returned to college, i. e., on January 12, his body-weight was 1.25 kg. 

 above the record on December 20. With continued low diet the weight 

 fell to a point averaging not far from 55 kg. during the last two weeks 

 of the experiment. The post-diet rise was by no means so striking or so 



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Fig. 67. — Body-weight curve of Tom. 



extended as that for the other men, although he increased to somewhat 

 over his initial level in about 10 days. The last weight recorded in the 

 diet experiment was 55.1 kg. The first weight for the post-diet period, 

 that of February 14, was 60 kg.; the last weight (March 11) was 62 

 kg., a weight 2.5 kg. greater than the initial weight for this man. 



Body- WEIGHT curve of Vea (Fig. 68). 



Yea, like Tom, was not so athletic as the other subjects, and found 

 it somewhat difficult to reduce his weight on the number of calories given. 

 The body-weight curve, however, runs a regular downward course, 

 with the usual rise after the two unrestricted Sundays, November 11 

 and November 25. During the month of December the body-weight 

 was about 59.5 kg. Although there was some increase in weight 

 during the Christmas recess, Vea was able to reduce his weight by 

 severe training, and came back to college with a body-weight only 

 0.75 kg. greater than when he left Springfield on December 20. From 

 January 7 until February 3 the body-weight fluctuated about a point 

 a little less than 59 kg. The initial post-diet rise was very pronounced. 

 On February 3 (the end of the diet period) his weight was 58.5 kg.; on 

 March 14, the last record obtained with him, the body-weight was 

 69.25 kg. After the diet period ended, therefore, this subject gained 

 in weight nearly 11 kg. in less than six weeks, the final weight being, 

 as a matter of fact, 3.5 kg. greater than the initial weight in September. 



