Excerpt from The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes: With a Series of Graduated Diets as Used at the Massachusetts General Hospital One of the difficulties which is likely to prevent the wide adoption of his treatment is the detailed knowl edge of food composition and calory value which it requires. Dr. Hill's little book should afford sub stantial aid to all who have not had opportunity of working out in detail the progressive series of diets which should be used after the starvation period. These diets, worked out by Miss Eckman, head of the diet kitchen at the Massachusetts General Hospital, have seemed to me to work admirably with the patients who have taken them, both in hos pital and private practice. The use of thrice boiled vegetables, as recommended by Dr. Allen, seems to be a substantial step in advance, giving as it does a considerable bulk of food without any considerable carbohydrate portion, and with the semblance of some of the forbidden vegetables. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.