hey require:

(1) An increase in the amount of protein taken.

(2) A sufficient amount of fat and carbohydrates or even an increase
of same to prevent the falling off of fat.

(3) A diminution in the amount of fluid taken."

Oertel claims that the simplest method of reducing the fat-forming
elements in a diet is to decrease the amount of fat and allow a
certain amount of carbohydrates, regulating the diet according to the
individual. The following table is given by him as showing the minimum
and maximum amount of the different food constituents constituting the
obesity diet:

==========++=========+========+==============+===========
||_Protein_| _Fat_ |_Carbohydrate_|_Calories_
|| _Gm._ | _Gm._ | _Gm._ |
----------++---------+--------+--------------+-----------
Minimum || 156 | 25 | 75 | 1180
Maximum || 170 | 45 | 120 | 1608
==========++=========+========+==============+===========

In instituting a treatment for obesity Oertel insists upon a certain
amount of exercise daily in the open air, the amount to be regulated
by the physician according to the individual case. He suggests that
five or six small meals a day be given rather than a few large meals.
He eliminates soups, tea, and coffee while the cure is being given.

~Ebstein~ suggests a diet in which the carbohydrates and fluids are
reduced but in which the fats are allowed to a considerable extent.
The diet consists of meat, eggs, fish, vegetables (green) and fruits.
The following menu demonstrates his dietary regime:

Breakfast: Large cup of tea (no milk or sugar); 2 oz. bread with
plenty of butter.

Dinner: Soup 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 oz.; meat with fat sauce; green
vegetables; fresh fruit; 2-3 glasses light wine.

Afternoon: Tea as at breakfast.

Supper: Tea, 1 egg, fat roast meat or ham, smoked fish; about 1 oz.
bread with plenty of butter; a little cheese and fresh fruit;
potatoes, sweets and sugars forbidden.

~Dietetic Treatment.~--The following menus are suggested by the
author: The carbohydrates and fats are restricted and the fluids
reduced to a minimum. The meals as far as possible are kept "dry";
soups, milk, cocoa are avoided; water is not permitted at meals;
alcoholic beverages, white bread, butter, potatoes, sugar, candy,
pastry, cakes, puddings, gravies, sauces, bread dressings, griddle
cakes, sirups, molasses, honey, ice cream, cereals, pork of all so