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PHYSIOLOGY. 



The amount of lieat produced during Benedict's experiment .was 

 not far .from 2,000 calories on the first two days of the fast. On 

 the whole there was a slight increase in the amount produced on the 



178c Catabolism, Heat Production, and Pulse Rate During 

 a Seven Day Fast. (BENEDICT.) 



second day of fasting, but in the experiments which continued beyond 

 two days there was a tendency for the heat-production to decrease as 

 the fast progresses. The lowest measured amount was 1,548 calories 

 on the fifth day of the second experiment, which was probably the 

 minimum heat-production of this subject during fasting. 



