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EXPERIMENTS WITH DURUM WHEAT BREAKFAST FOOD. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 595. 



Kind of food. — Durum wheat breakfast food and cream. 



Suhject.—Vi.'iiiW No. 1. College student 27 years old, engaged part of 

 the time at light work. 



We'ujld. — At the beginning of the experiment 153 pounds; at the 

 close 1.^2 pounds. 



Duration. — Yowx days, with twelve mealy, beginning with breakfast 

 Pebruary 17, 19U5. 



Table 56. — Besufts of digestion experiment No. 695. 



During this experiment the subjec-t eliminated 3,828 grams urine, 

 containing 32.02 grams nitrogen. The average nitrogen balance per 

 day was therefore as follows: Income in food 7.11 grams; outgo in 

 urine 8.23 grams: and in feces 1.17 grams; implying a daily loss of 

 2.59 grams nitrogen, corresponding to 10.19 grams protein. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 596. 



Iu7ul of food. — Durum wheat breakfast food and cream. 



Sid)ject.—ls\2a\ No. 2. Student 22 years old, engaged three hours 

 per daj' at manual labor. 



Weight. — At the beginning of the experiment 182 pounds; at the 

 close 181 pounds. 



Duration. — Four days, with twelve meals, beginning with breakfast 

 Februarv H, 1905. 



