Diet and food considered in relation to strength and power of endurance, training and athletics / by Alexander Haig.

  • Haig, Alexander, 1853-1924.
Date:
1900
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Credit: Diet and food considered in relation to strength and power of endurance, training and athletics / by Alexander Haig. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    earlier hours of a fast, no food having been taken since 8.30 p.m. on the previous day. We see, then, that in the hour ending at 8 a.m., urea is a httle above 13 grains and it rises in the Fig. 1.—Effects of fasting and food on the excretion of urea. hour ending at 9 a.m. to a trifle above 14 grains; this is probably the result of the exercise involved in the acts of washing and dressing.