CLINICAL STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGY OF OBESITY
Authors: James A. Greene
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 May 1939CLINICAL STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGY OF OBESITYJAMES A. GREENE, M.D.JAMES A. GREENE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-11-1797 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptObesity is attributed to exogenous factors in most instances, but a few cases are thought to be of endogenous origin. Such appears to be the prevailing concept of the etiology of the malady. Newburgh,1on the other hand, contends that all cases of adiposity are caused by an energy intake which exceeds that of the body requirements. Factors favoring an excessive food intake have been studied by Harrington,2and Newburgh. They have noted the frequency of bad food habits and of desire for concentrated foods in obese patients. The activity of the patients during the gain in body weight, however,...Bibliography1. NEWBURGH LH: The cause of obesity, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 1659-1663. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HARRINGTON MM: Appetite in relation to weight, Jr. Am. Dietet. Assoc., 1930, vi, 101. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FROELICH A: A case of tumor of the hypophysis cerebri without acromegaly, Wien. klin. Rundschau, 1901, xv, 883. MAJOR, R. H.: Classic descriptions of disease, 1932, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill., p. 269. Google Scholar4. SMITH PE: The disabilities caused by hypophysectomy and their repair: the tuberal (hypothalamic) syndrome in the rat, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1927, lxxxviii, 148. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Iowa City, Iowa*Received for publication February 3, 1938.From the Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCell-Specific “Competition for Calories” Drives Asymmetric Nutrient-Energy Partitioning, Obesity, and Metabolic Diseases in Human and Non-human AnimalsIdentification of women at risk of adverse weight development following pregnancyLong-Term Weight Development in Women: A 15-Year Follow-up of the Effects of PregnancyWeight development over time in parous women—The SPAWN study—15 years follow-upInterrelationships between weight development and weight retention in subsequent pregnancies: the SPAWN studyDo the changes in energy balance that occur during pregnancy predispose parous women to obesity?ErnährungsstörungenNutritional DiseasesAerobic exercise and weightObesity: Its Assessment, Risks, and TreatmentsPhysical activity and health: epidemiologic and clinical evidence and policy implicationsTHE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE CONTROL OF OBESITYSpontaneous activity and adipose cellularity in the genetically obese Zucker rat (fafa)Obesity in children: Identification of a group at risk in a New York ghettoEFFECT OF EXERCISE ON OVERWEIGHT MIDDLE-AGED MALES*Anthropometrical Observations on Obese and Nonobese Young Men Undergoing a Program of Vigorous Physical ExerciseThe Prevention of ObesityEnergy Balance and Obesity A Short ReviewJOE M. DABNEY, PH.D.Factorial Analysis of Physique and Performance in Prepubescent BoysSex Variation in the Nutritional State of Urban Zulu AdultsThe Role of Exercise in Weight ControlOVERWEIGHT IN PREGNANCYThe Prognosis in Juvenile ObesityThe night-eating syndromeExercise and Weight Control. Frequent MisconceptionsFood Intakes of Obese and Non-Obese WomenStoffwechselprobleme der FettsuchtSome reasons why obese children find dieting difficult 1 1 May 1939Volume 12, Issue 11Page: 1797-1803KeywordsBody weightEatingEating habitsEtiologyObesityOverweight ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...