. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 216 VITALITY AND EFFICIENCY WITH RESTRICTED DIET. than the one in which he had formerly been. Consequently we find a rather consistent fall in the entire curve, with an almost inappreciable increase after November 11, no change throughout the Thanksgiving vacation, and a small rise during the Christmas holidays; the body- weight found a level thereafter, which was not far from 61 kg. It is evident, however, that at the conclusion of the test Mon decided to Sept30 Jan£ Fig. 62.—Body-weight curve of
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 216 VITALITY AND EFFICIENCY WITH RESTRICTED DIET. than the one in which he had formerly been. Consequently we find a rather consistent fall in the entire curve, with an almost inappreciable increase after November 11, no change throughout the Thanksgiving vacation, and a small rise during the Christmas holidays; the body- weight found a level thereafter, which was not far from 61 kg. It is evident, however, that at the conclusion of the test Mon decided to Sept30 Jan£ Fig. 62.—Body-weight curve of Mon. resume his original weight, for we have a marked post-diet increase which brought the weight not only to the initial level, but nearly kg. above it. Body-weight curve of Mot (Fig. 63). From an initial weight of kg., the weight of Moy fell rather slowly in comparison with the other curves. It was found that the diet was somewhat too large for a rapid reduction. The calories were therefore restricted still further three successive times, this re- striction finally bringing Moy^s weight just before Thanksgiving to a level of 58 kg. With this subject, also, there was an increase after the unrestricted meal of Sunday, November 11. In the month of December his weight remained constant at not far from 57 kg.; there was then a pronounced increase of kg. during the Christmas holi- days. When he returned to college a severe reduction was made in the diet, which was followed by a rapid loss in weight, although with considerable fluctuation. During the last two weeks of the experi- ment the body-weight fluctuated around 58 kg. The post-diet rise is especially interesting as showing an enormous increase, which is rela-. 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 Carnegie Institution of Washingto
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