From dietary surveys on malnourished infants aged 12-18 months in various rural regions, the following results were obtained. 1. Daily nutritional intakes were very small: 250-500 Cal. in total, 33-66 Cal. per kg of body weight and 0.9-2.7g of protein per kg of body weight. 2. Their diet was lacking particularly in sulfur-containing amino acids, tryptophan or methionine.
