Gleanings

Abstract

Observations on human behaviour in experimental seli-starvation and rehabilitation. Franklin, J.C.Schiele, B.C.Brozek.J.,and Keys,A.In contant to the disappearance of hunger said to occur in total starvation,the seme-sarved subjects were always hungry.though some suffered more than others.Desire for dietary variety was very strong at times.but was always subordinated to a craving for bulk.Food become the dominating factor in thought and action.Eating habits showed a possessive attitude.subjects hovering closly over their trays and eating silently and deliberately,with intense concentration.Every particle of food was consumed. and dishes were licked.Many men showed fantastic ingenuity in making food last. and in developing new ways of modifying dishes as served.Fluid rose so markedly that a limit of 9cups of coffee daily was imposed:- even so,many subjects brewed the strongest possible cups and increased the volume by dilution,or consum ed the liquid portion of soup and then repeatedly added water to the solid residue.There was little toleran- ce or humour towards matters concerning food.Waste became a major crime,and lack of"seriousness"on the part of cooks and servers caused much irritation.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.1959B6

Pages

574 - 577

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Copyright

© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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