WHERE THE CALORIE COMES IN

Before assimilation, the food we eat must be oxidized or burned. The heat resulting from this oxidation is measured in terms of calories, or heat units.

While the number of calories supplied by the diet is important, the proper balance as to the classification of the food is of prime importance. We cannot build up the diet on calorie values alone without consideration of the food elements.

Rubner’s Chart of Calorie Requirements

Man at light work	2500 to 2800	Calories	per	day
Man at moderate work	3000 to 3500	“	“	“
Man at very hard work	4000 to 5000	“	“	“
Woman at light work	1800 to 2400	“	“	“
Woman at moderate work	2400 to 2800	“	“	“
Child from two to six	1200 to 1800	“	“	“
Child from six to fifteen	1800 to 2500	“	“	“
Aged Man	1800 to 2000	“	“	“
Aged Woman	1600 to 1800	“	“	“

(The above is computed on persons of average weights.)