The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08
FOOD EXPERT
MAKES REPORT
University Sayant Sends Re-
suit OF His Experiments
10 Washington Authorities
VALUE OF FRUIT DIET
Conclusion Reached by Scien-
tiSt Regarding Wisdom of
Eating States Products

BERKELEY. April VALUABLE results
have come from experiments conducted
by Professor n z. JaHa during the last
year wherein he has sought 20 ascertain
the value Of a fruit and nut diet under
varying conditions. Professor jana has
Sent 10 Washington, D. g. 10 the head OF
the Agricultural Department Of the Gov
ernment. the manuscript OF his report,
and this viii be printed al once under the
title Preliminary Studies OF The Nutri-
tive Value OF Fruit and Nuts IN q Mixed
Dift"
rersity students and others have
sefEel as subjects for Professor Jsffa's
unique experiments during the last year
The work which the California savsnt
performs is of q sort that is rarely IN
dertaken because OF the peculiar qualities
required 20 bring practical results from
the experiments, but Professor Jana has
succeeded during the last few years in
demonstrating his ability 70 accomplish
this. and Is accordingly rated as the fore
most scientist IN the field OF nutrition
study IN this country.
FRUITS AND NUTS FAVORED.
California fruits and nuts receive big
sboost" al Professor Jada's hands as one
result OF his latest experiments. In his
report he declares that both fruits and
nuts are found 10 have very high nutri-
u 1-aE- AA-E 81 tie E14AEAN At4LAAH Al
his report Is that fruit. when eaten alone
OF with e light diet. IS very much more
nutritious than when taken with q heavy
diet Nuts OF every kind when thoroughly
masticsred add always 10 the uutritive
vslue of meal, he declares
Professor Jana viii not make public the
fuH report he has made for the Govern
me-- until the work is issued from the
Government printing presses at Washing
p -
-odav regarding the report:
The results are suggestive rather than
fuaL = viii be necessary TO co a great
deal more before positive and definite
conclusions can be drawn The results
must be verified by similar experiments
upon more people The scheme Of the
Work Wss as follows:
PRACTICAL TESTS MADE
Considerable work having already been
done ar this station on the fruit and nut
diet with subjects thoroughly accustomed
20 Che limited fare, Il seemed that the
next step in the process was 70 experiment
with those NOT accustomed These expert
ments showed that hab5t played a consiG-
cradle part IN the assimilation OF the food
These who had been fruitarians for years
srk he 10 assiuilate q larger proportion
ctA----ients than those who are new 70
The diet Ordinary subjects. however.
kept surprisingly well ana strong On the
fare
-In the present experiment, after first
having ascertained the amount OF uutri-
eu-s assiniIsred by fruitarisns and by
others not accustomed 10 the diet. the
next logical step IN the process was 10 de-
ternile 4 possible the nutricve value OF
fruits and nuts IN ordinary mixed diet.
This was done by putting the subject first
O. the basal diet-thar is. one 10 be con-
tinued during the entire series of expert
neuls- II was determined how much the
subject assimilatsd from this diet. and
then fruits and nuts were added 10 IL n
ErlaH quantities and the difference IN as
simllstion calculated. n this way, with
other Ingredients always constant any
changes that took place were ascrfbed 10
the quantity of fruit and nuts which had
been ADDED"