History List

Powell doesn't doubt that civilization contributes to cancer.

The Pathology of Cancer

January 1, 1908

pathology of cancer

Babagliati establishes the dietary origin of cancer.

Air, Food, and Exercise

January 1, 1896

babagliati cancer 1896

Dr. W. Mitchell Banks questions if increasing rates of cancer are due to lifestyle.

January 1, 1882

mitchell banks cancer

Moore connects the progress of civilization with the increase of cancer

The Antecedents of Cancer

January 1, 1865

antecedents of cancer

The negative evidence is convincing that, in the opinion of qualified medical observers, cancer is exceptionally rare among the primitive peoples.

Cancer among Primitive Races

January 2, 1914

cancer among primitive races

The mortality from cancer is in direct ratio to the intensity of human civilization

Tenth Biennial Report of the California State Board of Health (Sacramento)

January 2, 1888

tanchou cancer board of health

Tanchouism relates the idea of civilization to cancer incidence.

Vital Statistics: Illustrated by the Laws of Mortality from Cancer.

March 1, 1872

tanchouism

M. Tanchou is of opinion that cancer, like insanity, increases in a direct ratio to the civilization of the country and of the people.

Monograph on Cancer

October 18, 1842

tanchou le conte

This article examines how faith in science led physicians and patients to embrace the low-fat diet for heart disease prevention and weight loss

How the Ideology of Low Fat Conquered America

February 23, 2008

ideology of low fat

John White, consultant to the Big Sugar industry, publishes science article to refute high fructose corn syrup's role in chronic disease.

December 1, 2008

sugar and chronic disease

Corn Refiner's Association tries to name HFCS "Corn Sugar"

January 1, 2010

corn sugar named

High Fructose Corn Syrup is produced for the first time after a new enzyme is invented.

January 1, 1957

new enzyme for HFCS

Surgeon General's Report: "Highest priority given to reducing fat intake."

January 1, 1988

Surgeon General reduce fat intake

The first statin named Mevacor is approved in record time

January 1, 1987

mevacor approved

Obesity in US stable between 12-14% since 1960-1980

January 1, 1980

stable obesity rate

A review of stomach acid in animals concludes that humans have a low pH equivalent to carnivores or scavengers.

The Evolution of Stomach Acidity and Its Relevance to the Human Microbiome

July 11, 2015

stomach acid review

Dr Siamak Adibi writes about how the stomach digests protein using stomach acid.

Intestinal phase of protein assimilation in man

February 26, 1976

protein digests with acid

A change to an all animal diet quickly changes the microbiome.

Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome.

December 11, 2013

microbiome changes on animal based diet

Because maintaining an acidic pH environment is costly, acidic stomachs should be present primarily in those cases where it is adaptive (or where it was adaptive in a recent ancestor). The cost of stomach acidity is twofold. The host must invest significant energy for both acid production and protecting the stomach from acid-related damage.

Gastric acid in vertebrates.

January 1, 1992

Gastric pH is costly

"In the authors’ experience, most patients with idiopathic constipation are helped by decreasing, not increasing, their intake of dietary fibre."

Dietary Fiber

December 21, 2005

decrease fiber for constipation

Cancer is thought of as a disease connected to civilization, even in the interior of Africa.

Cancer: The Problem of Its Genesis and Treatment

June 30, 1912

cancer civilization in africa

Ben-Dor attempts to figure out the ratio of plants to animal foods using protein calories as a limit.

How carnivorous are we? The implication for protein consumption

February 19, 2019

ratio plants to animal food

Dart theorizes about early man in Africa.

DART, R. A. Australopithecus africanus The Man-Ape of South Africa. Nature

February 7, 1925

Dart early man

Anti-Saturated Fat doctors still pushing LDL angle while mocking the skeptics.

The Cholesterol Wars: The Skeptics vs the Preponderance of Evidence

September 24, 2007

mock the skeptics of LDL

High-fructose corn syrup enters the market

January 1, 1978

HFCS arrives

In the fasted state, the median gastric pH was 1.7

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) pH in young, healthy men and women.

July 7, 1990

gastric pH was 1.7

In all subjects pH values below 3 were found in the stomach.

pH-Profile and regional transit fimes of the normal gut measured by a radiotelemetry device

July 11, 1989

gastric pH under 3

The fasted stomach is characterized by acidic pH values of pH 1–3.3

Investigation of pH and Temperature Profiles in the GI Tract of Fasted Human Subjects Using the IntellicapR System

November 19, 2014

gastric pH of 1

The high fat diet, as might be expected, tended to give reactions in the more acid range of the normal variations.

The pH of the Contents of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Dogs, in Relation to Diet and Rickets

November 28, 1927

high fat diet more acid

"Gastric pH was highly acidic (range 1.0 - 2.5) in all human subjects.

Measurement of gastrointestinal pH profiles in normal ambulant human subjects

January 1, 1988

highly acidic pH in humans

Modern Eskimo populations eat 200+ grams of carbs and experience chronic disease as young as 10 years of age.

DIETARY NUTRIENTS AND ANTHROPOMETRY OF DENE/MÉTIS AND YUKON CHILDREN

January 26, 2005

modern eskimos chronic disease

Modern Eskimos face great threat of cancer, showing how civilization destroys their health.

Cancer in Alaskan Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, 1969-83: implications for etiology and control.

January 1, 1969

modern eskimos cancer

“Eskimos never have cancer”

Medical Notes on Northern Alaska

July 1, 1906

eskimo never had cancer

Eskimos living absolutely isolated from civilization of any kind, are undoubtedly the happiest, healthiest, most honourable

The Northwest Passage

January 1, 1908

happy healthy eskimo

"not show that lowering cholesterol makes a difference”

Science - Gina Kolata

January 4, 1985

lowering cholesterol useless

First mention of chest pain in England.

Royal College of Physicians of London

July 21, 1768

chest pain in England

Heart disease is first recorded in 1928 in Britain.

January 1, 1928

heart disease 1928

Butter and lard were popular in the 19th century

January 1, 1900

lard popular

Consensus Conference has ended debate on the diet-heart hypothesis.

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)

January 1, 1985

consensus conference

Gina Kolata writes article from minority scientists at 'consensus' meeting where diet-heart hypothesis is pushed despite evidence against it.

January 1, 1984

minority scientists

Hold the Eggs and Butter!

March 26, 1984

hold eggs butter

Lipid Research Clinic Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (LRC) results are released.

$150 million Lipid Research Clinic Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (LRC)

January 1, 1984

lrc results

Toward Healthful Diets is trashed by Congress.

July 1, 1980

toward healthful diets

NYT exposes ties to meat and eggs and makes diet-heart hypothesis seem truer.

June 1, 1980

nyt meat eggs

National Academy of Sciences says diet-heart hypothesis is still unproven.

Toward Healthful Diets

January 1, 1978

diet-heart hypothesis unproven

Task force is skeptical of diet-heart hypothesis.

January 1, 1979

task force skeptical

Hegsted’s and Foreman’s role to figure out how to implement the Dietary Goals.

September 1, 1978

hegsted foreman dietary goals

“We Cannot Afford to Wait" vs “serious reservations” about the “divergence of scientific opinion on whether dietary change can help the heart.”

February 1, 1977

cannot afford to wait

Meat sales in the United States to fall by half in 1906

The Jungle

January 1, 1906

meat sales 1906

Historian cannot find mention of heart disease / chest pain.

January 1, 1930

historian chest pain