The mechanism of amphetamine-induced loss of weight: a consideration of the theory of hunger and appetite
SC Harris, AC Ivy, LM Searle - Journal of the American Medical …, 1947 - jamanetwork.com
It is generally agreed that the administration of amphetamine (" benzedrine") facilitates the
reduction of weight. This effect of the drug was first reported in 1937, when patients receiving
amphetamine for other purposes were observed to lose weight. 1 Since that time a number
of papers have appeared in which the drug has been reported to be of value in the
management of obesity. 2 However, it has not been demonstrated by controlled experiments
that the drug actually causes a reduction of body weight. The mechanism by which the drug …
reduction of weight. This effect of the drug was first reported in 1937, when patients receiving
amphetamine for other purposes were observed to lose weight. 1 Since that time a number
of papers have appeared in which the drug has been reported to be of value in the
management of obesity. 2 However, it has not been demonstrated by controlled experiments
that the drug actually causes a reduction of body weight. The mechanism by which the drug …