Accession Number:

AD0276015

Title:

ESKIMO METABOLISM AS MEASURED BY THE TECHNIQUE OF 24-HOUR INDIRECT CALORIMETRY AND GRAPHIC ANALYSIS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA

Personal Author(s):

• MacHattie,Lorne
• Haab,Pierre
• Rennie,Donald W.

Report Date:

1961-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

This report describes a graphical method for visualizing metabolism that greatly simplifies and clarifies indirect calorimetry. The interrelations of many metabolic variables, including heat production, water of metabolism, and the fractions of total energy derived from fat, carbohydrate, and protein are visualized at a glance from measurements of oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide elimination, and urinary nitrogen excretion. Indirect calorimetric measurements have been analyzed by this graphical method to determine the 24-hour metabolism of a small group of Alaskan Eskimo males living in their native village environment. The feasibility of applying this general approach to larger, more representative groups of Eskimos is discussed. Author

Descriptors:

• *METABOLISM
• CARBON DIOXIDE
• FOOD
• URINE

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE