The Basal Metabolism of the Filipinos
Mariano Ocampo,
Narciso Cordero and
Isabelo Concepcion
(From the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila.)
- 1. The metabolism of 88 men and 16 women was determined by the Benedict-Roth portable metabolism apparatus and found to be -7.8 and -9.3 per cent respectively lower than the Aub-DuBois standards.
- 2. A simple method for testing for leaks in the portable respiration apparatus is described.
- 3. Observations of basal metabolism on 2 Filipinos while in the temperate climate show no appreciable difference from those made in the Philippines.
- 4. The bearing of the present report on the question of racial and climatic factors in metabolism is discussed.
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C. C. WANG and J. E. HAWKS
BASAL METABOLISM OF TWENTY-ONE CHINESE CHILDREN REARED OR BORN AND REARED IN THE UNITED STATES
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med,
July 1, 1932;
44(1):
69 - 80.
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