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1 August 1971

"Spot" Reduction of Fat

Author: KENNETH V. SCHWARTZAuthor, Article, & Disclosure Information
Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 75, Number 2
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To the editor: I would like to reply to the article of Drs. Gwinup, Chelvam, and Steinberg in the March issue (Ann Intern Med 74:408-411, 1971). The thesis of "spot reduction" expressed by Mayer (1) assumes that removal of excessive fat in an area will be enhanced by exercise in that area. I do not feel that very active tennis players provide a good model for this concept.
Any tennis player or watcher will readily agree that the nonracket arm is hardly a limp overweight extremity; in fact it is used extensively for throwing balls up, balance, and so forth....

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MAYER J: Overweight, Causes, Cost and Control. New York, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968, p. 198
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GWINUP G: Energetics: Your key to Weight Control. Los Angeles, Sherbourne Press; New York, Bantam Books; 1970
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cover image Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 75 • Number 2 • 1 August 1971
Pages: 316

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Published in issue: 1 August 1971
Published online: 1 December 2008

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  1. Exercise
  2. Fats
  3. Overweight

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KENNETH V. SCHWARTZ
Cornell University Medical College New York, N.Y.
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KENNETH V. SCHWARTZ. "Spot" Reduction of Fat. Ann Intern Med.1971;75:316-316. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-75-2-316_1

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