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A supplement of liver broth equivalent to a half-pound of beef liver was given daily to a small group of tuberculous patients.
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The individual weight gain in this group was almost twice that in a control group.
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No other beneficial effect was noted clinically during a test period of three months.
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Weight gains were observed in patients getting streptomycin and liver, while loss in weight occurred in patients getting streptomycin alone.
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Gershon-Cohen, J. The importance of liver in the dietary for tuberculosis. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 18, 215–216 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02891956
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