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TROPICAL FOODS 



Standard diets expressed in grammes have been determined for 

 an average strong healthy man weighing some ii stone (68-70 kilo- 

 grammes) and living under average conditions of work in the Tem- 

 perate Zone. The following table gives some examples of these 

 standards : — 



■ 



Observer. 



Protein. 



Carbohydrate. 



Fat. 



Calories. 



Ranke 



100 



240 



100 



2.324 



Voit 



118 



500 



56 



3.055 



Rubner 



127 



509 



52 



3.092 



Moleschott . . 



130 



550 



40 



3,160 



Atwater 



125 



400 



125 



3.315 



As these diets are on the man value, it is necessary to have a table 

 showing the values of children and women in t rms of this man 

 value. Such a table as made by Greenwood and Thompson is given 

 below : — 



Atwater' s Coefficients. 



Inter-Allied Food Commission. 



Ages. 



Man 

 Value. 



Ages. 



Man 

 Value. 



0 to 5 



6 to 9 • • 

 10 to 13 

 14 to 15: 



Males 



Females 

 16 and over : 



Males 



Females 

 All children, combined 

 ages 



04 



o*5 

 0-6 



o'8 

 0-7 



I'O 



0-8 



0.51 



0 to 5 . . . . 

 6 to 10 



II and over : 

 Males . . 

 Females 



All children, co - 

 bined ages. 



0'5 

 0'7 



I'O 



0-83 



0-68 



These figures may be compared with some Indian dietaries given 

 by McCay : — 



Class cf Person. 



j Protein. 



Carbohydrates. 



Fats. 



Calories. 



Cultivators . . 



52 



475 







25 



2,390 



Poor middle 



50 



400 



50 



2,310 



Middle 



70 



300 



90 



2,350 



Better 



1 85--100 



300-400 



150 



2,950-3,450 



Bengali prison d et . . 



j .3 



693 



30 



3,500 



In Egypt, Wilson has inquired into the food of a Bedouin, and 

 found that large quantities of rice and milk were used, while meat 



