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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 32, 1570-1574, Copyright © 1979 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
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GB Forbes and EJ Drenick
An analysis of the change in total body nitrogen during fasting shows that it declines exponentially, a small fraction being lost rapidly (t 1/2 of a few days), and the remainder being lost slowly (t 1/2 of many months). The obese faster loses N, and weight, at a slower relative rate than the nonobese; and the ratio of N loss to weight loss during an extended fast is inversely related to body fat content, being about 20 g/kg in the nonobese and about 10 g/kg in those with body fat burdens of 50 kg or more. The loss of body N on a low protein-calorie adequate diet can also be described in exponential terms, and this function allows an estimate to be made of the N requirement.
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