THE RÔLE OF HORMONES IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY
Authors: M M KUNDE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 May 1948THE RÔLE OF HORMONES IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITYM. M. KUNDE, Ph.D., M.D.M. M. KUNDE, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-5-971 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptObesity due to specific endocrine disturbances is described in practically every textbook on endocrinology.1A résumé of this literature indicates that hypofunction of the pituitary heads the list of all endocrine disorders responsible, either directly or indirectly, for excessive deposition of adipose tissue. Hypopituitary adiposity is described as girdle type of obesity. Next in order of frequency is the hypogonad type with excessive trochanteric fat deposit. Other types are: adiposogenital pituitary (hypogonad-hypopituitary) with enormous girdle fat deposits and comparatively slender terminal extremities; familial obesity, a term applied to overweight siblings otherwise normal; pancreatogenic type due to faulty function of the...Bibliography1. DUNCAN GG(a) : Diseases of metabolism; detailed methods of diagnosis and treatment, 1942, Saunders, Philadelphia. (b) ENGELBACH, WILLIAM: Endocrine medicine, 1932, C. C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. (c) SEVRINGHAUS, E. L.: Endocrine therapy in general practice, 1938, Year Book Publishers, Chicago. (d) TILESTON, W.: Obesity, 1922, D. Appleton & Co., N. Y. (Endocrinology and metabolism, edited by L. F. Barker, iv, 29.) (e) VINCENT, S.: Internal secretion and the ductless glands, 2nd ed., 1922, E. Arnold & Co., London. (f) WERNER, A. A.: Endocrinology, clinical application and treatment, 1937, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. (g) WOLF, W.: Endocrinology in modern practice, 2nd ed., 1922, Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. ALBRIGHTPARSONBLOOMBERG FWE(a) : Cushing's syndrome interpreted as hyperadrenocorticism leading to hypertloconeogenesis: results of treatment with testosterone propionate, Jr. Clin. Endocrinol., 1941, i, 375-384. (b) KEPLER, E. J., WALTERS, W., and PIPER, M. C.: Tumors of the adrenal cortex: diagnosis and treatment and report of a case, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin., 1938, xiii, 353-361. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. EVANS FA(a) : Obesity: a clinical point of view, South. Med. and Surg., 1941, ciii, 307-311. (b) EVANS, F. A., and STRANG, J. M.: A departure from the usual methods in treating obesity, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1929, clxxvii, 339-348. (c) EVANS, F. A., and STRANG, J. M.: The treatment of obesity with low caloric diets, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 1063-1069. (d) LUSK, G.: The elements of the science of nutrition, 3rd ed., 1917, Saunders, Philadelphia. (e) MEANS, J. H.: The basal metabolism in obesity, Arch. Int. Med., 1916, xvii, 704-710. (f) NEWBURGH, L. H.: The cause of obesity, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 1659-1663. (g) NEWBURGH, L. H.: Nature of obesity, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1930, viii, 197-213. (h) WILDER, R. M.: Nutrition and the human eye, Proc. Inst. Med. Chicago, 1944, xv, 2-14. Google Scholar4. NEWBURGHCONN LHJW: New interpretation of hyperglycemia in obese middle-aged persons, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 7-11. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ROBINSONBRUCERMASS SCMJ: Hypertension and obesity. A statistical and clinical study of 10,883 individuals, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1940, xxv, 807-822. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: M. M. KUNDE, Ph.D., M.D.Affiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Read before the Association for the Study of Internal Secretions at San Francisco, California, June 28, 1946.From Northwestern University Medical School and Outpatient Endocrine Clinic of Cook County Hospital and Chicago Maternity Center. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe treatment of obesity: An analysis of methods, results, and factors which influence successObesity: A review of the literature, stressing the psychosomatic approachThe Management of Obesity in ChildhoodNutrition notes 1 May 1948Volume 28, Issue 5 Page: 971-988 Keywords Adipose tissue Fats Hormones Obesity Outpatient clinics Overweight ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...