THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY BY APPETITE CONTROL: THE USE OF AUTONOMIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR SYNERGISTS
Authors: Louis Pelner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 February 1945THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY BY APPETITE CONTROL: THE USE OF AUTONOMIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR SYNERGISTSLOUIS PELNER, M.D.LOUIS PELNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-2-201 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe most common and important type of obesity is without doubt due to the overindulgence of food. The purpose of this paper is to discuss methods of influencing the diet in this form of obesity. There are, however, two other types although rare, that should be mentioned. Because of the prevailing confusion that these types are common they will be gone into in some detail, but it must be stressed again that they are relatively rare.Unusual Forms of Obesity. These rarer forms of obesity are due to glandular disturbances and lesions of the central nervous system, especially of the...Bibliography1. GREENHILL JP: Office gynecology, 1939, Year Book Publishers, Chicago, p. 375. Google Scholar2. BRUCH H: Lecture at the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, February, 1941. Google Scholar3. STRANGMCCLUGAGEEVANS JMHBF: Further studies in the dietary correction of obesity, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxix, 687. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. PELNER L: The diet therapy of disease, 1944, New York: Personal Diet Service, p. 79. Google Scholar5. NATHANSON MH: The central action of beta-aminopropylbenzene (benzedrine), Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 528. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ULRICH H: Narcolepsy and its treatment with benzedrine sulfate, New England Jr. Med., 1937, ccxvii, 696. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LESSESMYERSON MFA: Human autonomic pharmacology. XVI. Benzedrine sulfate as an aid in the treatment of obesity, New England Jr. Med., 1938, ccxviii, 119. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ROSENBERG P: Clinical use of benzedrine sulfate (amphetamine) in obesity, Med. World, 1939, lvii, 656. Google Scholar9. ROSENTHALSOLOMON GHA: Benzedrine sulphate in obesity, Endocrinology, 1940, xxvi, 807. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MYERSON A: The rationale of amphetamine (benzedrine) sulfate therapy, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 729. Google Scholar11. SMITHCHAMBERLIN ONGW: Benzedrine sulphate. Its effects on the motor function of the digestive tract, on gastric acidity, and on evacuation of biliary system, Radiology, 1937, xxix, 676. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BEYERMEEK KHWJ: Effect of benzedrine sulfate on gastric emptying and intestinal activity, Arch. Int. Med., 1939, lxiii, 752. (Also Am. Jr. Physiol., 1938, cxxiii, 16.) CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. ELSOMGLENNDROSSNER KAPMJL: Intubation studies of the human small intestine: XVIII. The effect of pitressin and of amphetamine (benzedrine) sulphate on the motor activity of the small intestine and colon, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1939, vi, 593. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. BEYER KH: The effect of benzedrine sulfate (Betaphenylisopropylamine) on metabolism and the cardiovascular system in man, Jr. Pharmacol. and Exper. Therap., 1939, lxvi, 318. Google Scholar15. BRUCH H: Obesity in childhood. III. Physiologic and psychologic aspects of the food intake of obese children, Am. Jr. Dis. Child, 1940, lix, 739. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. KUNSTADTER RH: Experience with benzedrine sulfate in the management of obesity in children, Jr. Pediat., 1940, xvii, 490. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. GREENE JA: Clinical study of etiology of obesity, Ann. Int. Med., 1939, xii, 1797. Google Scholar18. FRANKE F: Belladonna (atropine) in the treatment of obesity, Med. Klin., 1913, ix, 995. Google Scholar19. KEMP RS: Personal Communication. Google Scholar20. NEWBURGHJOHNSTON LHMW: Obesity, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1943, xxvii, 327. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication July 5, 1944. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe treatment of obesity: An analysis of methods, results, and factors which influence successThe measurement of success in weight reductionObesity: A review of the literature, stressing the psychosomatic approach 1 February 1945Volume 22, Issue 2Page: 201-212KeywordsCentral nervous systemDietFoodLesionsObesity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...