| Description | Produced by Captain Greenwood -- states on the top that the information must not be communicated to other government departments and is solely for the Committee's members. Gives the discrepancy between the American figures for minimum caloric intake for moderate workers and those proposed by the Germans -- discusses methods of determining the metabolic efficiency of the body, based on various researchers -- notes the 'sudden rise' in fat consumption among munitions workers as a result of the 'eat less bread' campaign -- concludes that any further reductions must come at the expense of fat and not carbohydrates. Several pages of tables appended. |