This section is from the book "Food Ingestion And Energy Transformations", by Francis G. Benedict, Thorne M. Carpenter. See also: Food Combining and Digestion: Easy to Follow Techniques to Increase Stomach Power and Maximize Digestion.
At 10h30m p. m. on preceding day took corn breakfast food (dry) with milk and sugar, one cup coffee with milk and teaspoonful sugar, and one ham sandwich. Drowsy in second food period; complained of pain in stomach in fifth food period, but was better in sixth food period.
Slept a moment or two in second basal period and a little in second food period, also in intermissions between first and second food periods and between second and third food periods; somewhat restless between fifth and sixth food periods. Nosepieces out of position and leaked near end of sixth food period. In seventh food period found breathing difficult, felt faint, and breathed very deeply, as absorber failed to absorb carbon dioxide readily. Nitrogen in urine per hour 8 a. m. to 10h30m a. m., 0.53 gram; 10h30m a. m. to 2h25m p. m., 0.44 gram.
Awake and very quiet, remaining practically in same position throughout experiment; in last food period more wide awake than in previous periods. Nitrogen in urine per hour 7h40m a. m. to 12h44m p. m., 0.38 gram; 12h44m p. m. to 3h50m p. m., 0.42 gram.
Moved feet in first period; very restless between first and second periods; flies troubled him in second basal period; very quiet in fifth and sixth food periods; flies again troubled him in seventh food period. Nitrogen in urine per hour 6h35m a. m. to llh36m a. m., 0.44 gram; llh36m a. m. to 2h35m p. m., 0.39 gram.
Length of periods irregular, ranging from 3 to 12 minutes. Nitrogen in urine per hour, 7h50m a. m. to 10h20m a. m., 0.44 gram; 10h20m a. m. to lh45m p. m., 0.57 gram.
Amounts, 100 grams lactose, juice of one lemon; energy, 385 cals.; from carbohydrates, 100 p. ct.
Time. | Ventilation (reduced). | Average respiration rate. | Carbon dioxide. | Respiratory-quotient. | Oxygen. | Average pulse rate. | Heat (computed) . |
Without food: | liters. | C.C. | C.C. | cals. | |||
Av. of 3 periods. | 5.36 | 13.1 | 196 | 0.81 | 243 | 51 | 1.17 |
With food:1 | |||||||
10h07ma.m...... | 5.44 | 14.0 | 199 | .79 | 253 | 47 | 1.21 |
10 42 a.m...... | 5.33 | 14.1 | 199 | 46 | 1.21 | ||
11 15 a.m...... | 6.59 | 15.5 | 240 | .95 | 253 | 50 | 1.26 |
11 47 a.m...... | 6.90 | 17.6 | 236 | .96 | 245 | 59 | 1.22 |
12 18 p.m...... | 6.65 | 15.8 | 237 | .95 | 250 | 59 | 1.25 |
12 52 p.m...... | 6.45 | 15.2 | 236 | .99 | 239 | 61 | 1.20 |
1Subject drank lactose and lemon juice in 325 c.c. of water at 9h54m a. m.
Amounts, 100 grams lactose, juice of two-thirds lemon; energy, 381 cals.; from carbohydrates, 100 p. ct.
Time. | Average respiration rate. | Carbon dioxide. | Respiratory quotient. | Oxygen. | Average pulse rate. | Heat (computed). | |
Without food: | c.c. | c.c. | cals. | ||||
Av. of 3 periods.. | 13 | 189 | 0 | 83 | 229 | 58 | 1.11 |
With food:1 | |||||||
10h44ma.m...... | 16 | 237 | 93 | 256 | 54 | 1.27 | |
11 14 a.m...... | 16 . | 232 | 94 | 248 | 55 | 1.23 | |
11 48 a.m..... | 16 | 228 | 92 | 248 | 57 | 1.23 | |
12 43 p.m...... | 12 | 236 | 96 | 247 | 57 | 1.23 | |
1 13 p.m...... | 15 | 214 | 92 | 233 | 59 | 1.15 | |
1 56 p.m...... | 13 | 193 | 57 | 1.10 | |||
3 00 p.m...... | 11 | 235 | 55 | 1.14 | |||
1Subject drank solution (325 c.c.) at 10h06m a. m.
Amounts, 100 grams lactose, juice of half lemon; energy, 379 cals.; from carbohydrates, 100 p. ct.
Time. | Average respiration rate. | Carbon dioxide. | Respiratory quotient. | Oxygen. | Average pulse rate. | Heat (computed). |
Without food: | c.c. | C.C. | cals. | |||
Av. of 2 periods. . | 15 | 167 | 0.83 | 202 | 59 | 0.98 |
With food:1 | ||||||
10h47ma.m...... | 15 | 184 | .79 | 233 | 58 | 1.12 |
10 46 a.m...... | 15 | 184 | .84 | 220 | 57 | 1.07 |
11 20 a.m...... | 15 | 189 | .90 | 211 | 58 | 1.04 |
11 52 a.m...... | 15 | 199 | .88 | 227 | 58 | 1.11 |
12 25 p.m...... | 16 | 206 | .89 | 232 | 60 | 1.14 |
1 05 p.m...... | 14 | 183 | .86 | 213 | 57 | 1.04 |
1 40 p.m...... | 15 | 178 | .84 | 212 | 56 | 1.03 |
2 14 p.m...... | 15 | 163 | .81 | 202 | 54 | .97 |
3 17 p.m...... | 15 | 172 | .73 | 235 | 56 | 1.11 |
1Subject drank solution (325 c.c.) at 10 a. m.
Amounts, 100 grams lactose, juice of half lemon; energy, 379 cals.; from carbohydrates, 100 p. ct.
Time. | Average respiration rate. | Carbon dioxide. | Respiratory quotient. | Oxygen. | Average pulse rate. | Heat (computed). |
Without food: | c.c. | c.c. | cals. | |||
Av. of 2 periods. . | 15 | 191 | 0.82 | 232 | 59 | 1.12 |
With food:1 | ||||||
10h48ma.m...... | 16 | 207 | .84 | 247 | 61 | 1.20 |
11 06 a.m...... | 16 | 236 | .96 | 247 | 64 | 1.23 |
11 53 a.m... | 15 | 228 | .93 | 246 | 63 | 1.22 |
12 45 p.m...... | 16 | 222 | .90 | 247 | 57 | 1.22 |
1 16 p.m...... | 16 | 201 | .88 | 228 | 59 | 1.12 |
2 02 p.m...... | 16 | 194 | .81 | 239 | 56 | 1.15 |
3 09 p.m...... | 15 | 196 | .79 | 248 | 58 | 1.19 |
1Subject drank solution (325 c.c.) at 9h53m a. m.
Amount, 100 grams; energy, 374 cals.; from carbohydrates, 100 p. ct.
Time. | Ventilation (reduced). | Average respiration rate. | Carbon dioxide. | Respiratory quotient. | Oxygen. | Average pulse rate. | Heat (computed). |
Without food: | litere. | c.c. | c.c. | cals. | |||
Av. of 10 periods. | 6.20 | 19.3 | 211 | 0.84 | 251 | 60 | 1.22 |
With food:1 | |||||||
llh43ma.m...... | 7.33 | 21.0 | 246 | .88 | 281 | 1.38 | |
11 46 a.m...... | 7.18 | 21.0 | 236 | .88 | 267 | 1.31 | |
11 49 a.m...... | 7.00 | 20.0 | 240 | .90 | 267 | 1.31 | |
11 53 a.m...... | 7.27 | 20.6 | 251 | .94 | 268 | 1.33 | |
11 58 a.m...... | 7.52 | 18.6 | 276 | 1.01 | 272 | 1.37 | |
12 03 p.m...... | 7.82 | 20.4 | 279 | 1.01 | 275 | 1.39 | |
12 20 p.m...... | 7.95 | 19.2 | 300 | 1.01 | 297 | 59 | 1.50 |
1 02 p.m...... | 7.82 | 20.6 | 274 | .95 | 288 | 61 | 1.44 |
1Subject drank mixture (about 300 c.c.) of lactose and cereal coffee at llh39m a. m. About 1 gram of the preparation per 200 c.c. was used for the cereal coffee.
 
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