| Description | Gives the points discussed at the meeting. The Americans Chittenden and Lusk put forward the work of Chittenden showing that gradually reducing the intake of calories leads to a lower body weight and thus a lower metabolism -- that the current rate of US supply to the Allies is impossible to maintain, and therefore the argument above should be put into effect. Gives the Committee's rebuttal that any attempts to reduce the diet of munitions workers will have psychological consequences -- that the policy Lusk advocates risks both industrial efficiency and political stability -- that greater bread supply could be attained in America by reducing the number of cattle stocks and using the grains for human food -- other points. Comments in margins. |