Article1 June 1951THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY WITH AN ANOREXIGENIC DRUGELLA ROBERTS, M.D., F.A.C.P.ELLA ROBERTS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1324 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExogenous obesity is a constant problem in medical practice, and often a serious one. According to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,1 persons only 15 to 24 per cent overweight have a death rate 44 per cent higher than normal, and for those 25 per cent or more overweight, the death rate shows an increase to 174 per cent. In certain conditions which are frequently characterized by obesity, the statistics are even more appalling. Overweight diabetics, compared with those of normal weight, for example, have a death rate of 257 per cent higher than normal.While a fair number of overweight...Bibliography1. Influence of body weight on mortality; analysis by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Union Central Life Insurance Company records, 1887-1921 (chart). Google Scholar2. WilliamsDaughadayRogersAsperTowery RHWHWFSPBT: Obesity and its treatment, with particular reference to the use of anorexigenic compounds, Ann. Int. Med. 29: 510-532, 1948. LinkGoogle Scholar3. GoodmanGilman LA: The pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 1941, The Macmillan Company, New York, p. 442. Google Scholar4. ArnettHarris JHSE: The effects of small doses of amphetamine (benzedrine) sulfate upon the aged, Geriatrics 3: 84-88, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication July 7, 1949.From the Department of Medicine, Woman's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byANOREXIGENIC DRUGS IN PERSPECTIVEThe Storage of Nutrients in the Body, with Particular Reference to Fattening and ObesityThe treatment of obesity: An analysis of methods, results, and factors which influence successDrug and Placebo in Group Treatment of ObesityFettsucht und MagersuchtErnährungstherapie 1 June 1951Volume 34, Issue 6Page: 1324-1330KeywordsDeath ratesDrugsHospital medicineObesityOverweight ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...