The energy expenditure and food intake of middle-aged Glasgow housewives and their adult daughters

Abstract

During recent years there has been a very considerable increase in the available information on energy expenditure in relation to activity. Measurements have been made on individuals of differing ways of life in several countries. Yet few studies have attempted to cover the whole 24 h period, as opposed to estimates covering the working time only. The scarcity of such studies is probably mainly due to their administrative difficulty and their cost. From this point of view, soldiers present fewer problems than a comparable group of civilians ; there have been several excellent field studies on energy intake and expenditure, especially by the U.S., British, Canadian and