[Changes in body functional state of man receiving ready-to-use food concentrate bricks]

During 3 days 8 young volunteers received briquet food concentrates ready for use. The concentrates made up the pocket diet to be employed on an individualized basis. The mass of the diet was 600 g. It included 118.4 g protein, 39.9 g fat, and 370.8 g carbohydrates. The test subjects ate up their food appraising the gustatory qualities of the diet constituents. The loss of the body mass amounted to 0.77 kg during the first day, 0.22 kg during the second, and 0.19 kg during the third day of being kept on the diet. Medical and physiological studies did not reveal any substantial alterations in body function of the test subjects during the entire observation period. No allergic reactions were recorded.