. Adventures with animals and plants. Biology. PROBLEM I. Honjo to Choosc Foods Wisely 171 Fig. 192 A basal metabolisDi test. The apparatus measures the amomit of oxygen used by the girl while at rest. How does the physician use such data? (sanborn com- pany). A man of average size needs: 16 waking hours 1200 C (basal metabolism) 8 sleeping hours 500 C Add to this the Calories required per day according to occupation: Profes- sional or business 600-1200; Mechanics 1200-1500; Athletes or laborers 1500- 4000. The average businessman will need about 1200 plus 500 plus 800 or 1000 (de- pending on
. Adventures with animals and plants. Biology. PROBLEM I. Honjo to Choosc Foods Wisely 171 Fig. 192 A basal metabolisDi test. The apparatus measures the amomit of oxygen used by the girl while at rest. How does the physician use such data? (sanborn com- pany). A man of average size needs: 16 waking hours 1200 C (basal metabolism) 8 sleeping hours 500 C Add to this the Calories required per day according to occupation: Profes- sional or business 600-1200; Mechanics 1200-1500; Athletes or laborers 1500- 4000. The average businessman will need about 1200 plus 500 plus 800 or 1000 (de- pending on his activity). This adds up to about 2500-2700 Calories per dav. Chil- dren need more Calories in proportion to their size because they are growing and are usually more active than adults. A 16-year-old boy may need more Cal- ories than a much larger man engaged in light work. You can roughly calculate the number of Calories yoji need per day by turning to Exercise 3. Calculating the Calories in a meal. Some years ago the enthusiasm of dietitians (people who study diets) led some to urge the housewife to study food tables so that she might plan her meals scien- tifically. But it was soon discovered that this was a difficult task and not at all necessary for the ordinary person. Nor- mally, a person gets the right amount of Calories by following his appetite, al- though some young people get too few Calories in their desire to keep their weight down. Some older people ac- quire the habit of overeating. It is well to remember that it takes only 4000 extra Calories to produce a pound of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kroeber, Elsbeth, 1882-; Wolff, Walter Harold, 1901-. Boston : D. C. Heath
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