Abstract
The nutritive value of diets for patients in 137 cases was investigated.
(1) Some essential amino acids (EAA) were deficient in 21 cases which were supplied with less than 0.79g of protein per Kg body weight per day.
(2) All EAA was sufficient in amount in 82 cases to which were given more than 1.10g of protein per Kg per day.
(3) 16 cases with some EAA deficiency and 18 cases without any EAA deficiency were seen for groups between 0.80 and 1.09g of protein per Kg per day.
Two different cases in the third groups could not be differentiated with sole values of “Protein Score” by FAO ('57) or “Egg A/E Ratio” “E/T” by FAO/WHO ('65). But the values of “Protein g/Kg×Egg A/E Ratio” and “EAA mg/Kg×Egg AIE Ratio” could be divided into two different cases which explain the results in the third groups.
