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INTRODUCTORY 



Norway. The only country which appears 

 to surpass our own in the consumption of meat 

 is the United States, where it equals 179 lbs. 

 per head per annum. American authorities 

 are agreed that a reduction by at least a half 

 is desirable on both economic and physiological 

 grounds. Fish, then, should replace meat to a 

 large extent in the dietary, especially amongst 

 those engaged in sedentary occupations, and 



because in normal times it is the cheapest form 

 of animal protein. 



Fish, like meat, is nearly all protein and 

 water, with a variable amount of fat. The 

 most nourishing are those which contain the 

 most fat — namely, salmon and turbot. Next 

 come herring and mackerel, while hake, cod 

 and haddock come last, containing less than 

 1 per cent, of fat. The food value of 1 oz. 

 of lean beef, 50 to 60 calories, is given by 1 oz. 



