a scant amount of
protein in a ration undesirable? 700. Why is an excess of protein in the
ration undesirable? 701. What are dietary standards? 702. How are such
standards obtained? 703. Why is it desirable in a ration to secure the
protein and other nutrients from a variety rather than from a few foods?
704. Why is it necessary to consider the caloric value of a ration? 705.
How is this determined? 706. What is a wide nutritive ratio? 707. What
is a narrow nutritive ratio? 708. Why should the amount of nutrients
consumed vary with the work performed? 709. How should the nutrients be
apportioned among the meals? 710. What are some of the most common
dietary errors? 711. What analogy exists between human and animal
feeding? 712. What is gained by the rational feeding of both humans and
animals? 713. What use can be made of the results of dietary studies for
improvement of the dietary? 714. Why is it not possible for animal foods
to compete in economy with cereal and vegetable foods? 715. Is a
well-balanced ration and one containing an ample supply of nutrients
necessarily an expensive ration? 716. Show how it is possible for one
family to spend less money for food than another family, and yet secure
more digestible nutrients and energy. 717. What are some of the most
erroneous ideas as to food values? 718. Why is it necessary to consider
previously acquired food habits in the selection of foods? 719. In
general, what portion of the nutrients of a ration should be derived
from vegetable foods, and what portion from meats? 720. To what extent
may a ration vary from the dietary standards? 721. Why are some
inexpensive foods often expensive when prepared for the table? 722. What
are some of the ways in which the cost of a ration can be decreased
without sacrificing nutritive value? 723. Why do different nationalities
acquire distinct food habits? 724. Why is it not possible to make sudden
and radical changes in the dietary? 725. Why is it not possible for a
dietary which gives ample satisfaction for one class of people to be
applied to another class with equal satisfaction? 726. What relationship
exists between the dietary of a nation and its physical development?
727. What relationship exists between dietary habits and mental
development and vigor? 728. Why is it unnecessary and undesirable to
regulate absolutely the amount of nutrients consumed in the daily
ration? 729. What is the general tendency as to quantity of food and