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The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
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Vienna report: Insulin boosts appetite and weight in non-diabetics, aiding emaciated patients and early lung cases, per Austrian Medical Association session on Aug. 19.
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In Non-Diabetic Patients
VIENNA, Aug. 19.-At the last session of the Austrian Medical Association investigators reported, and others corroborated, that the administration of insulin to non-diabetic persons resulted in a very intense and healthy stimulus of the appetite, enabling emaciated and convalescents to eat three or four times what they had been eating and resulting in a rapid increase in weight.
In some cases the accumulation of fatty tissue was so great that it was found necessary to decrease the doses soon after the beginning of the treatment to prevent desugarisation of the blood beyond the normal degree. This is considered as welcome news for those engaged in the treatment of the early stages of lung affections as well as unsightly thinness.
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Vienna
Event Date
Aug. 19
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rapid weight increase in emaciated and convalescent patients; accumulation of fatty tissue requiring dose reduction to prevent excessive desugarisation of blood.
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At the last session of the Austrian Medical Association, investigators reported and others corroborated that insulin administration to non-diabetic persons stimulates appetite intensely, enabling patients to eat three or four times more and gain weight rapidly. This is welcome for treating early lung affections and thinness.