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what smaller part of the protein. The amount of protein contributed by 

 "other vegetables" is slight in Great Britain and in the United State?, is 

 greater in Russia and is considerable in Germany and in Paris, owing to 

 the free use of legumes. The part played by sugar is greatest in the 

 United States and in Great Britain but is considerable in all countries. 

 The consumption in the form of beverages has generally been included in 

 that of the materials used for their preparation but in the reports of 

 Lichtenfelt and of the Eltzbacher commission for Germany and of Gamier 

 for Paris this has been separately calculated and found to amount to from 

 5 to 14 per cent. It is not surprising, therefore, that the prohibition of 

 the use of alcoholic beverages should, as is claimed for the United States, 

 increase the consumption of sugar and other sweets. 



Studies upon Individuals and Groups on Freely Chosen 



Diets 



We now have a general conception of the character of the diet in these 

 countries, considered as units. How is it with the individual? What 



OF DIETARY STUDIES 



BELGIUM 



' Includes fi: 



* AH of the values for food consumption reported by Engel are too low since not all, but only the principal, foods were included. 

 4 Figures in parentheses represent digestible nutrients. 



* " Digestible" protein 0.91 to 2.02 go. per kilo per day, average 1,375. The man who had only 0.91 gm. protein per kilo 



lost 3.48 gm. nitrogen per day 



