milk
ash.

The following diagram illustrates this point.

|
240 +----------+----------+----------+----------+--+
| | | | |
| | | | | _|
| | | | _/
| | | | _/| |
| | | | _/ |
200 +----------+----------+----------+----_/----+--|
W | | | | _/ | /
e | | | |_/ | /|
i | | | / |/
g | | | Normal_/| / |
h | | | _/ | /|
t 160 +----------+----------+----_/----+--------/-+--|
| | | _/ | / |
i | | | |_/ | / | |
n | | | _/ | / |
|<---Period I--->|<-/------Period II--/------> |
G | | |_/ | | _/ |
r 120 +----------+---_/|----+----------+_/--------+--|
a | | _/ | | _/ |
m | _/ | | _/ | | |
s | /| | | _/ | |
| / | | | _/ | | |
| / | | | _/ | |
80 +------/---+-----|----+/---------+----------+--|
| / | | /Effect of | |
| _/ | | /|added Salt| | |
| _/ | | / |Mixture | |
|/ | | / | | | |
X__________|_____|/ | | |
40 +----------+-----|----+----------+----------+--+
0 1 2 3 4
Time in Months

Effect upon growth of adding to a diet otherwise adequate a salt
mixture of such composition as to make the composition of the total
ash similar to that of milk ash; immediate resumption after entire
suspension of growth. Courtesy of Dr. E. V. McCollum.

The following outline will serve as a guide in making the estimates
for the food requirements of children:

THE DIET OF A CHILD SHOULD CONTAIN FOR EVERY 1000 CALORIES FURNISHED
BY THE FOODSTUFFS,

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Protein 25.00 grams or more
Phosphorus 0.48