DIETING DANGEROUS
TREATMENT OF OBESITY. EXERCISE OFTEN OVER-RATED. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. Rec. 11.30 p.m. Melbourne, Sept. 11. Popular theories were upset at a meeting of the special medicine section of the British Medical Association congress today \vhen some of the world's most eminent medical men decreed that obesity was not due to over-eating. Dieting was dangerous in many cases of obesity and exercise was an over-rated element in its treatment. Lord Horder presided. Professor C. G. Lambie, Sydney, said the beneficial effect on reducing weight by one game of squash racquets would be counteracted by a pint of beer or two cocktails.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1935, Page 5
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