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Diet II.

BATCH II. Quantity
of Urine.		 Total N.
of Urine.		 Weight. N. of
Country
rice.		 N. of
Wheat
ata.		 N. of
Arhar
dal.		 N. of
Vege-
tables.
  c.c. grms. lbs. grms. grms. grms. grms.
Five prisoners, Beharis     See Table XVI—Bhagulpur Diet III.
    Average for 10 days' observation.		    
Diet III.
BATCH V.              
Five prisoners, Beharis   7,630 48.17 129.9 18.73 28.08 24.85 2.36
6,300 46.92 .. 18.73 28.08 24.85 2.36
6,530 44.43 .. 18.73 28.08 24.85 2.36
7,250 46.99 .. 18.73 28.08 24.85 2.36
4,400 41.84 129.9 18.73 28.08 24.85 2.36

       What do we learn from this series of investigations ?

Diet I.

Total intake of nitrogen   =419.80 grms. Total output—
      N. of urine         246.63 grms.
      .5 grm. per day constant       12.50    „
  Total N. metabolism     =259.13    „
         =61.72 per cent. of N. of diet
         =10.28 grms. of N. per man daily.

Diet II.

(See Table XVI—Bhagulpur.)  
Total N. of intake      =394.95 grms.   Total N. metabolism   =262.48 grms.
         = 66.45 per cent. of N. of diet
         = 10.49 grms. of N. per man daily.

Diet III.

Total N. of intake   =370.10 grms. Total output—
       N. of urine             228.35 grms.
       .5 grm N. daily constant       12.50    „
  Total N. metabolism       =240.85    „
         =65.07 per cent. of N. of diet
         = 9.63 grms. N. per man daily.

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