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Our Daily Food Requirements
 

should be obtained from carbohydrates. The energy required per day by a man doing active muscular work is estimated at from 3300 to 3500 calories, by a woman doing light muscular work from 2500 to 2700 calories. The energy requirements of boys and girls in their teens are as great as those of adults, if not greater.


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