Ancel Keys
A scientist famous for the Seven Countries Study and starvation experiments, whose legacy informed early nutrition thinking at the University of Minnesota.
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197 - The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology | David Allison, Ph.D
Peter Attia MD
Credited with rediscovering Quetelet's index in the 1960s or 70s and coining the term BMI (Body Mass Index).
#129 - Tom Dayspring, M.D.: The latest insights into cardiovascular disease and lipidology
Peter Attia MD
A scientist who, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, identified a relationship between serum cholesterol and coronary artery disease, leading to early discussions of cholesterol fractionation.
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Y Combinator
A researcher from the 1950s whose studies correlated dietary fat intake with cardiovascular disease, influencing dietary recommendations.
#33 – Rudy Leibel, M.D.: Finding the obesity gene and discovering leptin
Peter Attia MD
A physiologist known for his starvation experiments, comparing high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets leading to severe hunger and psychological distress.
Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones for Vitality & Longevity | Dr. Peter Attia
Andrew Huberman
Researcher known for his work on fat and cholesterol, who acknowledged that dietary cholesterol does not significantly impact serum cholesterol levels.
224 ‒ Dietary protein: amount needed, ideal timing, quality, and more | Don Layman, Ph.D.
Peter Attia MD
A scientist famous for the Seven Countries Study and starvation experiments, whose legacy informed early nutrition thinking at the University of Minnesota.