TREATMENT OF HEART AND KIDNEY DISEASE AND OF HYPERTENSIVE AND ARTERIOSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE WITH THE RICE DIET
Authors: W KEMPNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 November 1949TREATMENT OF HEART AND KIDNEY DISEASE AND OF HYPERTENSIVE AND ARTERIOSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE WITH THE RICE DIETWALTER KEMPNER, M.D.WALTER KEMPNER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-5-821 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of heart and kidney disease and of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic vascular disease with the rice diet is either ineffective or dangerous, unless it is done under rigidly controlled conditions. Ineffective, because small or "minimal" additions to the diet may spoil the entire therapeutic result; dangerous, because a strict observance of the diet may lead to a deficiency of vitally important elements unless care is taken that the equilibrium between intake and loss of these substances is maintained. For both reasons, therefore, continuous supervision, over a long period of time, including constant checks of blood and urine chemistry, is... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Durham, N. C.*Read at the Thirtieth Annual Session, American College of Physicians, New York, N. Y., March 30, 1949.From the Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine.†This work was supported by grants from the A. H. Hanes Research Fund, the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund, and the U. S. Public Health Service. 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