Article1 March 1931Method for Adjusting the Diet in DiabetesCURTIS BRUEN, M.D.CURTIS BRUEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-9-1206 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of diabetes mellitus is a problem in quantitative chemistry.In functioning the organism exacts a certain output of energy from the metabolism of foodstuffs. This caloric requirement is equal to the basal metabolism, plus a percentage increment for the specific dynamic action of food, and a percentage increment for activity over and above basal. In order to meet this requirement the several foodstuffs must be metabolized in such amounts as correspond to the dietary equationC=4.1 CH+4.1 P+9.3 F (1)in which C represents calories per day, CH, P and F, grams of carbohydrate, protein, and fat respectively,...Bibliography1 SHAFFER PA: Antiketogenesis II, The Ketogenic Balance in Man, J. Biol. Chem. 47: 449-468 (July) 1921; Antiketogenesis III, Calculation of the Ketogenic Balance from the Respiratory Quotient, ibid. 49: 143-162 (Nov.) 1921; Antiketogenesis IV, The Ketogenic-Antiketogenic Balance in Man and its Significance in Diabetes, ibid. 54: 399-441 (Sept.) 1922; Antiketogenesis, Its Mechanism and Significance, Med. 2: 375-404 (Nov.) 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 WOODYATT RF: Objects and Method of Diet Adjustment in Diabetes, Arch. Int. Med. 28: 125-141 (Aug.) 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 BRUEN C: Nomogram Deriving Basal Metabolism from Height-Weight Coordinates, J. Biol. Chem. 85; 607-609 (Jan.) 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 BRUEN C: Chart for Adjusting the Diet in Diabetes, J. Lab. & Clin. Med. 15: 764-765 (May) 1930. Google Scholar5 MCCANNHANNONPERLZWEIGTOMPKINS WSRRWAEH: Studies of Diabetes Mellitus II, Results of Treatment by Diet Adjustment with Reference to Maintenance Requirement and Ketogenic-Antiketogenic Balance, Arch. Int. Med. 32: 226-258 (Aug.) 1923. RICHARDSON, H. B., AND LADD, W. S.: Clinical Calorimetry XXXIV, Ketosis and the Respiratory Exchange in Diabetes, J. Biol. Chem. 58: 931-968 (Jan.) 1924. MCCLELLAND, W. S., SPENCER, H. J., FALK, E. A., AND DU BOIS, E. F.: Clinical Calorimetry XLIII, A Comparison of the Thresholds of Ketosis in Diabetes, Epilepsy, and Obesity, J. Biol. Chem. 80: 936-952 (Dec.) 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1931Volume 4, Issue 9Page: 1206-1211KeywordsCarbohydratesDiabetes mellitusDietEnergy metabolismFatsFoodProteins Issue Published: 1 March 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...