Ansekes knew how little his field understood about prolonged malnutrition. What was the effect of long term hunger on physical well being, on psychological health? And what was the best way to bring the undernourished back to health? Ansekes would need 36 subjects for at least a year. The first three months would be the control period. Each research subject would be stabilized at what keys estimated to be their correct weight. Then, after six months of severe calory restriction, with the goal that each man lose 25 % of his ideal weight. Exercise would be mandatory throughout the study,. 22 miles a week of walking, up and down the mississippi or through downtown minneapolis during