An experimental inquiry regarding the nutritive value of alcohol / by W.O. Atwater and F.G. Benedict.

  • Atwater, W. O. (Wilbur Olin), 1844-1907.
Date:
1902
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Credit: An experimental inquiry regarding the nutritive value of alcohol / by W.O. Atwater and F.G. Benedict. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    CONTENTS Page. Introduction 235 Purpose of the experiments 235 Questions actually studied 236 Apparatus and methods of inquiry 236 Accuracy of apparatus and methods 237 The experiments 238 General plan 238 The men who served as subjects of the experiments 239 Symptoms observed in experiments with alcohol 240 General description of individual metabolism experiments 240 List of metabolism experiments with and without alcohol and grouping for comparison 240 Group A. Rest experiments Xos. 9 and 10. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 242 Group B. Rest experiments Nos. 22 and 24. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 244 Group C. Rest experiments Nos. 26 to 28. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 245 Group D. Work experiments Nos. 11 and 12. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet 246 Group E. Work experiments Nos. 29 to 31. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 247 Group F. Work experiments Nos. 32 to 34. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 249 Group G. Rest experiments Nos. 7, 13, and 14. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet : 250 Group H. Rest experiments Nos. 5 and 15 to 17. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet 251 Group I. Rest experiments Nos. 18 to 21. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 253 Digestion experiments 255 Discussion of the results of the experiments 256 Effect of alcohol upon the digestion of food 256 Proportions of alcohol oxidized and unoxidized 2.58 Metabolism of the energy of alcohol 259 The protection of body material by alcohol 261 Protection of body fat 263 Protection of liody protein 264 Effect of alcohol upon the radiation of heat from the body 272 Rapidity of combustion of alcohol in the body - 276 Alcohol as a source of heat in the body 277 Alcohol as a source of muscular energy 277 Summary of plan and results of the experiments 285 APPENDIX. Data—Experimental methods 289 Metabolism experiments 289 Statistical details i.if metabolism experiments 291 Experiment No. 12. Work with alcohol diet 291 Experiments Nos. 1.5-17. Rest with alcohol diet 305 Experiments Nos. 18-21. Rest. Nos. 18-20 with alcohol diet 317 Experiments Nos. 22-24. Rest. No. 22 with alcohol diet 330 Experiments Nos. 26-28. Rest. No. 27 with alcohol diet 342 Experiments Nos. 29-31. Work. No. 30 with alcohol diet 354 Experiments Nos. 32-34. Work. No. 33 with alcohol diet 366