QUALITY 



Details. 



Avail- 

 able 

 Protein . 



Biologi- 

 cal Value 



of 

 Protein. 



Protein 

 from 

 Animal 

 Sources. 



Fal. 



Available 

 Carbo- 

 hydrate 

 Gross, 

 less Five 

 per Cent. 



Energy 

 Value in 



Kilo- 

 Calories. 



Hard labour diet: 















Before 1898 



72-9 



37'0 



8-28 



29-7 



524-0 



2,786-0 



1 898-1 899.. 



77*o 



39*5 



6-89 



86-0 



569-0 



3,436-0 



1900-1905 . . 



74'o 



37*5 



6-0 



56-0 



546-0 



3,056-0 



1905 (wheat bread) 



96-0 



57-8 



22-5 



46-0 



547-0 



3,058-0 



1911 (millet bread) 



83-0 





22- S 



46-0 



521-0 



2,987-0 



Suggested . . 



89-2 



45-28 



7*o 



48-9 



588-3 



3,218-0 



Ordinary labour diet : 













1898-1899 . . 



68-5 



1A' ^ 



D 



6'0 







2 978- 



1900-1905 . . 



57*1 



25*4 



2'5 



48-0 



460-0 



2,561-0 



1905 (wheat bread) 



82-7 



44--2 



6-0 





^ ^-0 



J J J 



3,010-0 



191 1 (millet bread) 



69-7 



38-7 



6-0 



43-0 



526-0 



2,844-0 



Suggested 



78*I7'5 



4.0*Q S 



3-0 



T / 



S22-7 



2,861-0 



Non-labour diet : 















1898-1899 . . 





21- S 







404-0 



2,216-5 



1899-1905 . . 



42-8 



20-0 





. 28-5 



345'0 



1,890-0 



1905 (wheat bread) 





A 



JJ 4 







A QQ-O 



2,68o*o 



191 1 (millet bread) 



59*2 



31-2 





37-0 



480-0 



2,556-0 



Suggested . . 



65-29 



32-9 





36-0 



450-5 



2,4420 



Bread diet, 1898-1914 



38-0 



i6*o 





I2-0 



375-0 



1,803-0 



Millet bread diet, 191 1 



28-0 



II-O 





I2-0 



354'o 



1,679-0 



Starling has recently drawn attention to the fat factor in the diet, 

 and concludes that if the Calorie value of the total diet is sufficient 

 there is no evidence of a physiological minimum, but the human 

 alimentary canal has become so accustomed to fat that it requires 

 this factor in the following ratio : — 



Age in Years. 



o to 6 . . 

 6 to 10 . . 

 10 to 13 . . 



13 to 20: 



Males 



Females 

 Adult average bodily- 

 workers : 



Males 



Females 

 Adult sedentary workers 



Males 



Females 



workers 





Total Calories 

 per Day. 



Fat in 

 Grammes. 



Fat Calories 

 per Cent, 

 of Total. 





Gross. 



Net. 









1,650 



1.500 



62 



35 





2,310 



2,100 



62 



25 





2,750 



2,500 



74 



25 





3,300 



3,000 



88 



25 





2,750 



2,500 



74 



25 





3,300 



3,000 



70-88 



20-25 





2,750 



2,500 



60-74 



20-25 





2,750 



2,500 



. 60-74 



20-25 





2,200 



2,000 



47-60 



20-25 





3,900 to 5,000 



12-160 



30 



