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Uffe Ravnskov publishes book that fat and cholesterol are good for you

Fat and Cholesterol are Good for You

January 1, 2008

ravnskov book
Dr Kendrick outlines the cholesterol myth.

The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It

January 1, 2008

kendrick book
Anthopologist describes fascinating bison kills at a site showing human's love of meat.

Imagining Head-Smashed-In: Aboriginal Buffalo Hunting on the Northern Plain

January 1, 2008

bison kills
Mann describes how dairy fat and meat were eaten by Masai leading to a paradox.

Cardiovascular Disease in the Masai

July 8, 1964

mann masai
This concept has been transformed from a hypothesis into public health policy as current guidelines recommend reducing the intake of dietary saturated fat.

Fat or fiction: the diet-heart hypothesis

January 1, 2019

hypothesis to policy
The Doctors Eades publish Protein Power with paleo / low carb principles and science.

Protein Power

January 1, 1996

protein power published
Dr Groves publishes book about low carb / carnivore diets.

Eat Fat, Get Thin!

January 1, 2000

groves book
Dr Bernstein outlines how to treat Type 1 Diabetes with low carb diet.

Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution

January 1, 1997

bernstein revolution
Professor Yudkin describes experiments that lead him to believe sugar is toxic.

Pure, White, and Deadly

January 1, 1972

yudkin sugar toxic
Atkins unleashed low carb diet advice.

Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution

January 1, 1972

atkins book
A gastroenterologist explains the similarities between carnivorous animals and humans, finding little difference.

The Stone Age Diet

January 1, 1975

stone age diet
Diamond concludes that agriculture was a big mistake.

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

January 1, 1987

diamond guns germs steel
Dr Monastryrsky publishes a bold work indicating the dangers of fiber consumption.

Fiber Menace

January 1, 2005

fiber menace
Kraft researches diabetes in great detail.

Diabetes Epidemic & You

January 1, 2008

kraft diabetes
Drinking Man's Diet - liquor and meat is made popular.

The Drinking Man’s Diet

January 1, 1962

drinking mans diet
Holston describes the diet of the largely meat that trappers ate.

The Diet of the Mountain Men

January 1, 1963

holston trappers
Dr Donaldson describes his use of meat diet in curing diseases in New York City.

Strong Medicine

January 1, 1962

donaldson strong medicine
Mackarness publishes a low carb book

Eat Fat and Grow Slim

January 1, 1958

mackarness book
Meat is not fat inducing, but starchy carbs are fat inducing.

The Importance of Overweight

January 1, 1957

meat not fat inducing
New edition of Stefansson's book released.

The Fat of the Land

January 1, 1956

new edition stefansson
Dr McCollum thinks a strictly carnivorous diet will prevent dental caries, which are caused by a considerable amount of carbohydrate in the diet.

Diet in Relation to Dental Caries

January 1, 1953

mccollum dental caries carnivore
Dr Pennington recommends a calorically unrestricted diet of protein and fat with restriction of carbohydrate

Treatment of OBESITY with Calorically UNRESTRICTED DIETS

January 1, 1953

pennington carb restriction
Dr Greene says to avoid flour, cereal, root vegetables, sugar, but eat as much of meat, fish, green veggies, eggs, cheese, and low sugar fruit to treat obesity.

The Practice of Endocrinology - A Diet for Obesity

January 1, 1951

greene avoid carbs
Stefansson describes what he learned living with the Eskimo and eating all meat diets for 5+ years, and then discusses his experiment in New York City where he ate only meat for a year. The second half of the book talks about pemmican.

Not by Bread Alone

January 1, 1946

not by bread alone
Price, a dentist, travels the world to see pre-western diet populations and their incredible health.

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

January 1, 1939

nutrition physical degeneration
Stefansson describes his experiences living with the Eskimo and eating an all meat diet.

Adventures in Diet

January 1, 1935

adventures in diet
Dr Lieb describes a one year clinical trial of the meat-only diet

The Effects on Human Beings of a Twelve Months' Exclusive Meat Diet - Based on Intensive Clinical and Labratory Studies on Two Arctic Explorers living under Average Conditions in a New York Climate

July 6, 1929

lieb meat only trial
Dr McClellan and Du Bois look at meat diets and kidney function and find nothing wrong.

Prolonged Meat Diets with a Study of Kidney Function and Ketosis

January 1, 1929

mcclellan dubois meat only kidney
Dr Boyd prescribes a high fat diet for diabetic management and to curb dental cavities.

The Arrest of Dental Caries in Childhood

January 1, 1928

boyd diabetes caries
Dr Joslin uses fasting and a low carb diet to treat diabetes.

The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

August 6, 1916

joslin diabetes
Dr Osler reduces starches and sweets and sometimes fats to help with obesity

The Principles and Practice of Medicine

January 1, 1901

osler carb restriction
Stuart describes the beef and water treatment plan of the Salisbury System

What Must I Do to Get Well? And How Can I Keep So?

January 1, 1898

stuart salisbury
Salisbury figures that there is a link between food and chronic disease

The Relation of Alimentation and Disease

January 1, 1888

salisbury food disease
Dr White talks about the difficulty in establishing cause and effect for foods and skin diseases and makes some recommendations on certain foods.

An Introduction to the Study of the Influence of Diet in the Production and Treatment of Skin Diseases

January 1, 1887

white skin diseases food
Dr Brunton describes meat, fish, eggs, and fat (as well as low carb veggies) to treat diabetes

Lectures on the Pathology and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

January 1, 1874

brunton keto diabetes
Mummery thinks cavities are caused by eating carbohydrates

On The Relations which Dental Caries May Be Supposed to Hold to Their Food and Social Condition.

January 1, 1870

mummery caries carbs
Bernard explores how hormones work by feeding dogs carbohydrates or meat and concluded that liver was storing a water insoluble starchy substance that he named glycogen.

Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale.

January 1, 1865

bernard hormones
William Banting loses weight on a low carb diet and writes a helpful pamphlet

Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public

December 1, 1863

banting pamphlet
Dr Lees uses a mix of religious, scientific, and philosophical arguments for the idea that primitive man were vegetarians.

An Argument on Behalf of the Primitive Diet of Man

January 1, 1855

lees vegetarian
Dr Redfearn uses a diet principally of fat beef and pork to treat diabetes.

A case of the Diabetes Mellitus, which terminated in a complete, and, as far as can be judged by apparent Circumstances, a permanent Cure, by Medicines, abstracting Oxygen from the System, and a Diet consisting totally of Animal Matter.

January 1, 1798

redfearn fat beef pork
Dr Rollo suggests 2 pounds on only meat, cheese, or eggs for diabetes.

An account of two cases of the diabetes mellitus

January 1, 1797

rollo meat diabetes
Robert Wyatt demonstrates that sugar is in the blood and urine of diabetics.

A History of Diabetes Mellitus or How a Disease of the Kidneys Evolved Into a Kidney Disease

January 1, 1774

wyatt sugar diabetes
Dobson showed that the sweetness of urine is caused by sugar, which he quantified and showed to be subject to alcohol and acetate fermentation, and that its appearance in the urine is preceded and accompanied by a similar sweetness and sugar in the blood, albeit not as much as that detected in the urine.

Experiments and Observations on the Urine in Diabetes.

January 1, 1776

dobson urine sugar
Thomas Willis treats diabetes by recommending diet high in sugar to replace leaking sugar, discovered sweet taste of pee.

Diabetes Mellitus

January 1, 1674

willis sweet taste pee
Americans ate far more red meat than vegetables.

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January 1, 1899

red meat vegetables
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