CURE Quote
These momentary cures, produced by blood-letting, are to be explained in such cases by saying that the quantity of blood, although not so great in fat as in thin people, is impeded in its circulation, and that loss of blood, by still further diminishing the quantity, facilitates for a while its passage through the blood-vessels. This method is consequently only palliative ;it does not attack the root of the evil.
— Dancel, F. (François), Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure, 1864-
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In Sickness and Health: Form follows Function?
“Form follows function” is a quote by the architect Louis Sullivan who said that buildings and other objects, which we might perceive as not beautiful, should have a shape that primarily relates to their intended function or purpose. The phrase is … Continue reading