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THE PROTEIN ELEMENT IN NUTRITION 



studies under the same conditions as nearly as possible in 

 America : 



With regard to the army ration, when the weight of the soldiers, 

 which is undoubtedly less than that of European troops, is taken 

 into account, it will be seen to compare very favourably with the 

 protein content and energy value of the dietaries of the British 

 Army. Thus 



It is evident from these figures, supplied by the Committee on 

 the Physiological Effects of Food, Training, and Clothing on the 

 Soldier, that in proportion to their respective body weights the 

 Japanese were more abundantly fed than the Russian soldier in 

 Manchuria or the British in South Africa. 



We may now refer in detail to the dietary study Oshima 

 records with a jinricksha man, as its counterpart will be found 



