Obesity
Authors: D. N. KREMER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 February 1931ObesityObservations on Treatment by Dietary MeasuresD. N. KREMERD. N. KREMERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-8-909 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe excessive deposition of fat in the body, either as a result of overnutrition, or a disturbance of the glands of internal secretion, is quite a common occurrence clinically. Obesity may be divided etiologically into two types, not always clearly defined—the exogenous and endogenous varieties. In the exogenous group are included those cases in which the only discoverable cause may be attributed to race, heritage or habits of life. The tendency toward a gradual increase in the general deposition of fat during and after middle life, is largely dependent on changes in habits. Over indulgence and ignorance as to the...Bibliography NEWBURGHJOHNSTON LHMW: Endogenous Obesity. J. Am. Dietet. A., 5:275-1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar PREBLE WE: Obesity, Observations in 1000 cases. Boston Med. & Surg. Journal, 188:617. 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar STROUSEDYE SM: The Relation between Food Intake and Body Weight in Some Obese Persons. Arch. Int. Med., 34:267, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WANGSTROUSESAUNDERS CCSAD: Studies on the Metabolism of Obesity. The Specific Dynamic Effects of Various Foods. Arch. Int. Med., 34:573, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar HAGEDORNHOLTENJOHANSEN HCCAH: Arch. Int. Med., July 15, 1927. Google Scholar WANGSTROUSE CCS: Metabolism of Obesity. Archives Int. Med., 36:293, 1925. Google Scholar BAUMAN L: Obesity, Recent Reports in the Literature and Results of Treatment. J. A. M. A., 90:22, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WANGSTROUSESMITH CCSEA: Influence of Fatigue on the Heat Production, During Muscular Work in Obese, Normal and Thin Subjects. J. Biol. Chemistry., 75:28, 1927. Google Scholar BOWEN BD: The Relation of Age, and Obesity to Vital Capacity. Archives Int. Med., 31:579, 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar BROWNKEITH GENM: Blood and Plasma Volume in Obesity. Arch. Int. Med., 33:217, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar TERRY AH: Obesity and Hypertension. J.A.M.A., 81:1283, 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar TOPPERMULIER AH: Basal Metabolism of Children of Abnormal Body Weight. J.A.M.A., 92:1903-1929. Google Scholar RECHT G: Water Content of the Skin in Obesity. Klin. Wchnschr., 8:1748, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar HUNT TC: Treatment of Constitutional Obesity with Hypophyseal Preparations. Klin. Wchnschr., 211:1682, 1928. Google Scholar BAUER J: Ueber Fettsucht. Wiener Klin. Wchnschr., 9:1926. Google Scholar GOLDBLATT MW: A Clinical & Metabolic Study of Obesity. Quart. J. Med., 21:325, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar EVANSSTRANG FAJM: Departure from Usual Methods in Treating Obesity. Am. J. M. Sc., 177:339, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar MASTERSOPPENHEIMER AMET: J.A.M.A., 1652, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar GRAFE E: Theory & Practice of Reducing Treatment. Medizinischer Klinik, 25:373, 1929. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Penn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1931Volume 4, Issue 8Page: 909-917KeywordsAdipose tissueFatsHabitsObesityRacial and ethnic issues Issue Published: 1 February 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...