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Diet works but not much to taste at Mount Sinai program
Sixty percent of obese men and women in a semistarvation program at Mount Sinai Hospital achieved large weight losses. Forty five of 75 patients shed 40 or more pounds, with men losing more on average. The regimen uses a powdered protein supplement with minerals vitamins and glucose and permits no conventional food. Side effects include hair thinning dry skin rash cold intolerance dizziness cramps and nausea. The program lists over 130 current patients and 1300 on a waiting list.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Mount Sinai Hospital
Saul M. Genuth
Victor Vertes
Jamie M. Castro
American Medical Association Journal