ams (8 or 10 ounces) of 5% vegetables are
given, after which it is found safe to institute the starvation
treatment.

~Sample Menus.~--The following menus are given to illustrate the
dietetic treatment which it is deemed advisable to institute in cases
where the starvation treatment cannot be given at once:

After the test diet of forty-eight hours, the following regime is
instituted:

THIRD DAY
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|_Protein_| _Fat_ |_Carbohydrate_|
| _Gm._ | _Gm._ | _Gm._ |_Calories_
-----------------------------+---------+-------+--------------+----------
Breakfast: | | | |
1/2 grapefruit | | | 5 | 20
1 egg | 5.3 | 4.1 | | 59
1 slice bread 30 gm. | 2.6 | .3 | 15 | 73
Tea or coffee | | | |
+---------+-------+--------------+----------
Total for meal | 7.9 | 4.4 | 20 | 152
Dinner: | | | |
Broth 180 c.c. | 3.7 | .17 | .34 | 18
Chicken (breast) 90 gm. | 18.2 | 2.1 | | 92
Spinach 100 gm. | 2.0 | | 3.0 | 20
Potato (1 medium) 90 gm. | 1.8 | .09 | 15.6 | 70
Lemon jelly 90 gm. | 4.2 | | 2.7 | 27
+---------+-------+--------------+----------
Total for meal | 29.9 | 2.3 | 21.6 | 227
Supper: | | | |
Lamb chop 50 gm. | 9.3 | 14.1 | | 126
Asparagus 100 gm. | 1.5 | | 3 | 18
Bread 20 gm. | 1.6 | .2 | 10 | 48
Tea or coffee | | | |
+---------+-------+--------------+----------
Total for meal | 12.4 | 14.3 | 13 | 192
Total for day | 40.2 | 21 | 54.6 | 571
=============================+=========+=======+==============+==========

FOURTH DAY
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