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cause glycosuria there may be a tendency toward recovery, as 

 in light cases of human diabetes, if the diet is restricted in amount, 

 especially as regards the carbohydrate foods. Overfeeding, on 

 the contrary, aggravates the condition, and it is suggested that 

 in this stage the internal pancreatic function is overstrained by 

 excess of food, most easily and quickly by carbohydrate food.* 



* Allen, "Journal of Experimental Medicine," vol. 31, 1920. 



