Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-11
100 MUon EATING.

An inquiry OF deep interest. and one
which may become Of practical value
is being carried on by Prof Chltten-
don, director or the Sheffield Scientific
school Of Yale university II relates
TO the amount Of nourIshment neces-
sary for the human body to perform
It's various functions properly. The
question 70 be determined Is whether
the average human being Is not eating
too much, for his own good The pro-
fessor has conducted some experiments
which he believes, justify him in
taking a View contrary to the o.m.
monty held opinions on the subject.
and he explains his position In an arti
Gle In Popular Science Monthly for
June
According TO the bas; authorities. IN
this country aud Germany the aver
age man needs us grams Of proteid a
day; Sc grams Of fat, and 500 grams OF
carbohydrates, with total fuel value
Of 3O55 large calorles or heat units.
When hard work Is to be performed.
this quantity is Increased considera-
bly,. Some authorities hold that these
are somewhat too low aud make con-
siderably higher estimates
Prot. Chittenden maintains that
these standards are false, and that the
fact is that by living up to them much
food Is wasted and injury Is done
to the system inasmuch as the delicate
mechanism is overloaded In proof Of
his proposition, he quotes the case OF
one Fletcher upon whom the expert
ments were made. Prof Chlttenden
had him under scientific examination
for thirteen days IN January, and in
February a more thorough series OF OBJ
seryations was made. In the February
tests the diet was prepared cereal food.
milk and maple sugar, This was taken
twice a day FOR seven days, and was
selected by the subject as giving sufi-
Client variety for his needs and quite In
accord with his taste lie took such
amounts as his appetite craved, and
the daily consumption amounted only
to IS grams OF proteid with fat and
carbohydrates sufficient to bring the
fuel value up to about 1900 large cal
orles. That is to say, according to Prof
Chlttenden, people are eating at least
double the amount that Is good for
them,
Fletcher was tried both at leisure and
hard work And II was found that
he was able to perform more work with
less fatigue. on his scanty diet, than
any man of his age, who lives accord
ing to common standards. And the
food Of the subject cost just about Il
cents a day, Il cents a week. Talk
about the cost OF living Mr. Fletcher
claims that he has followed his pres
ent plan tor nearly five years he takes
two meals a day sugar and carbohy-
drates In general He Is always in per-
feet health. and constantly in a condi-
ton Of fitness for work He practices
thorough mastlcation with more COM
plete instiyation OF the food liQuid as
wen as solid than is usual thereby
iasurug more complete and ready d.
rertl0n and a more thorough utiliza-
ton Of the uutdtlye portions Of the
food
Experiments, IN order 10 furnish a
true basis Tor conclusions, should en-
brace More than one Individual but
in al probability the experience OF
Air. Fletcher would become that Of any
other healthy person who should Try
his mode Of living IT is The story OF
Daniel IN Babylon over again