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RAPID CHANGES IN WEIGHT REFLECTED IN PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS ON ADULTS AFTER THYROIDECTOMY

W. R. MILES, Ph.D.; H. F. ROOT, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1927;39(5):605-617.

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CONSTANCY OF AN ADULT'S BODY WEIGHT

Body weight during adult life is constant to a noteworthy degree, notwithstanding the fluctuations which occur during physical exercise and the variations in the diet.¹ As yet few people follow the regimen of the person who has been treated for diabetes, who weighs or tries to estimate carefully the portions of food taken, even though the country does show signs of becoming calorie conscious. Man normally eats what he wants, and as much as he wants if he can get it. Nevertheless, it is more than common to hear such expressions as, "I have hardly gained or lost a pound in the last fifteen years," or, what is slightly more an exact self-observation, "I have gained only a little and that very slowly." This fair constancy of the individual is in contrast with the wide variations in weight shown by the different men and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Stanford University, Calif.; BOSTON

From the Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Calif., and the New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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