Conclusions
1. Gastro-intestinal disease and reduced dietary intake constituted the chief predisposing causes in 67 per cent of a series of 200 cases of nutritional disorders.
2. Gastro-intestinal disease may be the primary result of specific pathology in the gastro-intestinal tract, or secondary to systemic disease which can be controlled indirectly by vitamin and endocrine therapy.
3. A careful, detailed history, with particular reference to food habits and attention to the condition of the mouth, may uncover unsuspected reasons for reduced dietary intake.
4. Consideration of the patient as a whole, with particular attention to the presence of infection and to the vitamin-hormone balance, usually provides the key to proper substitution therapy, which should supplement a well balanced diet.
5. The importance of two new therapeutic agents is discussed: a capsule containing the whole liver factor with lipoids of liver, and a highly concentrated hydrolyzed protein powder.
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Junior Visiting Physician, Boston City Hospital.
Instructor in Medicine, Tufts College Medical School.
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Sieve, B.F. Vitamins and hormomes in nutrition. A. J. D. D. 15, 275–284 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001583
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