It has been well known that the fasting therapy which was invented in Medical School of Tohoku University reveals an excellent effect upon various kinds of psychosomatic diseases, but its therapeutic mechanism and suitable indication are not yet explained completely. In order to corroborate these problems, this study was undertaken on 262 cases of psychosomatic diseases in the field of… Read More

The urinary excretion of magnesium, calcium and sodium has been measured in 19 obese patients undergoing 12 days on complete fast (days 1-12) followed by 6 days of carbohydrate supplementation (days 13-18), while receiving no mineral supplements or either calcium, magnesium or sodium supplements. Magnesium and calcium followed different excretion patterns during the 12 days fast. The oral… Read More

Fasting hyperbilirubinemia (FHB) has previously been shown to be rapidly reversed by the ingestion of a mixed diet. This study examines the effect of carbohydrate, fat, amino acids, and noncaloric materials on FHB. After an initial fast of 15 to 39 hr, caloric and noncaloric materials were administered by mouth or vein to 13 subjects, and the total serum bilirubin (TSB) was… Read More

In 9 euthyroid obese volunteers, as previously reported, 4 weeks of total caloric deprivation resulted in a striking decrease in serum 3,5;3'-triiodothyronine (T3) concentration. The present studies reveal that this decrease in serum T3 is accompanied by a proportionately similar increase in the serum concentration of 3,3',5' -T3 (reverse T3; rT3). In four additional obese… Read More