The study of a population of 79 obese people (62 women and 17 men) allowed to find out, and to specify a certain number of data shown through questionning, clinical examination and biological observations: the predominance of female application for weight regression treatments; the much more important number of major overweight with men; the idea of a "certain" age after which the micrease in weight is less important; the relation between the weigth after birth and overweight; the relation between how long you been futting on weight and the importance of your overweight; the frequency of overweight among your relatives. As for as spontaneous nutrition is concerned the frequency of normal food intake or even of hypocaloric intake, the immoderate proportion of fat intake and the frequency of the few, daily meals. As far as the biological aspect is concerned, the frequency of chemical diabetes and the possibility to distinguish from the oral glucose tolerance test together with the proportion of insulinemy, four groups of subjects ranging from the state of normal sugar regulation to proved diabetes, the frequency of hyperlipemy and hypercholesterolemy; the little difference between the free fat acids in the plasma, or an empty stomach as well as during the oral glucose tolerance test, with regard to normal subjects, with nevertheless, an important relation between the importance of the overweight and the average of fat acids.

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[Study of an homogeneous population of obeses people and of its regression of weight under hypocaloric diet in hospital. II. - Weight loss (author's transl)].

A study of 79 obese patients who were hospitalized and treated with a low calorie diet demonstrated that the weight loss occurred in a univocal manner, according to a semilogarithmic law. It was not influenced, as far as initial results were concerned, by the age, sex, or morphotype of the patient, or whether weight gain was recent or of long-standing. Factors affecting results, however, are the existence of functional signs, the amount of natriuresis during the first few days, and the quantity of alcohol ingested regularly. Short term results, one month after leaving hospital, appear to be moderate only. A diet supplying 800 calories causes weight loss at the expense of body fat. Individual variations in minimal calorie requirements during the treatment can be used as a basis for prescribing a personalized supplementary diet.

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