Food Supplies in Relation to Human Needs Part 2. Requirements in Terms of Food

Dr. I. Leitch (ImperiaI Bureau of Animal Nutrition, Bucksburn, Aberdeen) At the first Scottish scientific meeting, Sir John Orr (1944) discussed dietary standards in general and the other speakers dealt in detail with the latest standard, proposed by the U.S. National Research Council.* It was agreed that, within the limits of present knowledge, this standard appeared to be adequate. When the standards proposed by Stiebeling in 1933" and by the League of Nations in 1935* are compared with this new standard, on the basis of the allowances per head of the population (TabIe l), it will be seen that there is no significant difference between PART 2. REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF FOOD