The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

Written by Zoë on December 3, 2009 - 4 Comments
Categories: Obesity

This is a blog about quite possibly the most important obesity experiment ever conducted. Please let me know if you come across a dietician who has ever heard of it, let alone studied it… America joined WWII in 1941 – by which time Europe was already experiencing rationing and food shortages. A couple of years [...]

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Eating saturated fat does not cause heart disease – Part 1

Written by Zoë on October 15, 2009 - 5 Comments
Categories: Research

Here are a couple of videos that question the relationship between fat consumption and heart disease. These videos are a tribute to Dr Malcolm Kendrick (The Great Cholesterol Con – highly recommended) and Gary Taubes (The Diet Delusion – also highly recommended) and a number of other people I have come across this year (Anthony [...]

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