Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Starvation Diet Effects
On Humons Determined
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temptx wvtv made 10 MAKE thr !aod appeAr
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water To soup OF by 'ssapang solid ta<xss IA
order To INCREASE thelF bulk Satisfaction
also wAs obtained by use oi lHfew quantities.
al coffee and tea even among those who pre-
yloaSgy did not asr thrsr beverages Chsw.
ing gum VAS employed heavily ard ssnokIElx
was increased both Ia d~gtee and IN mum"
Der O! participants. food IN all ia ramifs-
cations became tire chief topic cf converse
ton reading and daydreams Such thtnks
as cook books and cooking uirnatls seSs
very popular and some OF The subjects re-
planned their lives toward agriculture or
cooking as vacations,
Emotional Instability.
The prolonged strain was reflected in
increased emotional instability Tendencies
toward depression. hsstegiA and hspcchen-
dria were markedly increased, All Ehess pet
sonaifty eharacteFisties we're normal ri The
start Of the experiment OF the three ten
denotes reflected. depression seemed most
pronounced. The men obviously we're less
happy than during the control period oc-
casional spells of eiation appeared lasting
for a few hours OF daya but these w'eFe
always followed by Low pcfiods
There Was a general apathy toward topics
which formerly had held the subjects inter
ests Such humor a. remained became
lronic and sarcastic. General intelligence
seemed unaffected The subjects regarded
their non starved associates with increasing
resentment and developed O sense Of belons-
Ing 10 a group apart
Progress Of recovery vas aiow. AZ The
end OF II weeks those given ths highest
ealotie ration had resained only 80 per cent
of the weight lost Recovery from disxlness.
apathy and letharsy was most rapid. where
as tiredness and weakness were slov 10
improve"