Informacioes sobre alguns aspectos do problema alimentar no Brasil / The nutrition problem in Brazil
Boletín de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana (OSP)
; 25(5),mayo 1946
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ABSTRACT
Not much has been done in the study of diet and climate in Brazil. It is a fact, however, that basal metabolism in warm climates is much lower than in cold or temperate zones, about 24 per cent lower according to the Aub-Du-Bois standard. Various Brazilian students took up since 1928 the work of Eijkman and found figures of more than 10 per cent lower than abroad
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Main subject:
Nutrition Programs
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Brazil
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Nutrition Disorders
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Document type:
Article