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

• Main Authors: MacHattie,Lorne, Haab,Pierre, Rennie,Donald W.
• Other Authors: ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: *METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD; URINE; *ESKIMOS; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0276015; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0276015

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)