PUTTING ON WEIGHT.
NEW FORM OF TREATMENT. Not everyone wants to be slim. Many, in fact, regard slimness in themselves with displeasure and would give anything to be fat. They feel that it interferes with their vitality and prevents, them from being as fit as they should be. A recent issue of the "Lancet" describes a new treatment to which, it is claimed, even the most obstinate case of slimness will respond. It consists chiefly of injections of insulin and a liberal diet—in other words, eat as you like. Insulin is an extract from the ductless gland known as the pancreas. It enables the body to store and utilise, in increasing amounts, sugar and starchy foods that are absorbed and laid down by the tissues, chiefly as fat. Seven men and 12 women were treated by this method, and it was found that each one put on weight as soon as the injections were started. The period .of treatment varied from one to 12 weeks, and the gain in weight varied from 4*lb to 31b. The tonic effect of the treatment is emphasised. Every patient experienced an increased sense of well-being. The quality of the blood was found to improve both in regard to its volume, and the increase in the number of red cells.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 149, 5 April 1933, Page 7
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