STARVATION 



567 



(NUTRITION LABORATORY OF THE CARNECJE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON. BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS] 

 METABOLISM CHART OF A MAN FASTING 31 DAYS 



APRIL 14 -MAY 15. 1912 



OXYGEN AND CARBON 



DIOXIDE, c.c. 



ALVEOLAR CO, TENSION, mm. 



BLOOO PRESSURE, mm. 



HEAT PER 24 HRS,CALS. 



I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 192021 22 2324252627 28 2930 3f 



Sj/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.0 1.1 1.2 13 14 IS 



AMMONIA-N. CMS. 



Fig. 182. Curve constructed from data obtained from a man who fasted for thirty-one days. 

 The days of the fast are given along the abscissae, and the various measurements along the or- 

 dinates. (From F. G. Benedict.) 



