BEER IN THE DIABETIC DIET
Authors: Solomon Strouse, Samuel Soskin, Ben Vidgoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 March 1935BEER IN THE DIABETIC DIETSOLOMON STROUSE, F.A.C.P., SAMUEL SOSKIN, BEN VIDGOFFSOLOMON STROUSE, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, SAMUEL SOSKINSearch for more papers by this author, BEN VIDGOFFSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-9-1028 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWith the return of the legal use of alcoholic beverages in this country, we were faced by questions from many diabetic patients regarding the inclusion of these materials in their diet. The literature contains ample references to the use of alcohol and alcoholic beverages by diabetics, and we shall not attempt to review the bibliography, which is appended below for the convenience of those who are interested. Suffice it to say that, while the purer forms of alcohol have been generally considered to be permissible, and may even be of some therapeutic value in severe diabetes and in diabetic coma,...Bibliography ABDERHALDEN E: Bibliographie der gesamten wissenschaftlichen Literatur über den Alkohol und den Alkoholismus, 1904, Urban and Schwarzenberg, Berlin and Vienna. Google Scholar ALLENWISHART FMMB: Alcohol in the diabetic diet, Jr. Metab. Res., 1922, i, 281-306. Google Scholar BENEDICTTÖRÖK HB: Der Alkohol in der Ernährung der Zuckerkranken; experimentelle Untersuchungen, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1906, lx, 329-348. Google Scholar BLATHERWICKMAXWELLLONG NRLCML: Effect of oral administration of alcohol upon blood sugar of rabbits, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1924, lxvii, 346-347. CrossrefGoogle Scholar BORNSTEINLOEWY AA: Untersuchungen über den Alkoholumsatz beim Menschen, Biochem. Ztschr., 1927, cxci, 271-292. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication September 15, 1934.From The Max Pam Unit for Metabolic Research, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago.†In both cases the beer was of the "Rheingold" brand, kindly furnished us out of stock by the United States Brewing Company, Chicago. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCelebrating the ACP Centennial: From the Annals Archive—Alcohol and Diabetes Deborah Cotton Metrics Cited byCelebrating the ACP Centennial: From the Annals Archive—Alcohol and DiabetesDeborah Cotton, MD, MPHThe Influence of Alcohol on Ketone Metabolism.1 1 March 1935Volume 8, Issue 9Page: 1028-1032KeywordsAlcoholic beveragesAlcoholsBeerComaDiet ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...