Ancel Keys

A physiologist at the University of Minnesota, Keys did the studies that linked fat-laden diets to heart disease. His research led to his 1959 book, "Eat Well and Stay Well". Earlier this year Dr. Darwin Labarthe, a cardiovascular epidemiologist at Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, praised Keys, noting "There is no single person whose contribution to understanding the causation and potential for prevention of heart disease has matched Ancel's." Yet Keys is perhaps better known to the public as the creator of portable meal packs for soldiers in World War II: "K-rations". Keys didn't call them that; the Army did, presumably naming the meals after their inventor. In 1944, Keys worked with volunteers to learn about human starvation; his results were helpful in bringing starving Europeans back to health after the war. Then, his post-war studies found that one of the best diets was eaten in Greece and Italy; he dubbed it the "Mediterranean diet" and started to promote it in the 1970s. Keys lived his philosophy too: when he died in Minneapolis on November 20 he was 100 years old. Did his diet allow him to reach 100? "Very likely," he said during his 100th birthday celebrations in January. Ever the scientist, though, he quickly added, "But no proof." From This is True for 21 November 2004 Suggestions for further reading: The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim ... Amazon Price: $17.13 Customer Review: Read the entire book and immediately started making changes, stocking the pantry and fridge with recommendations from the book. My husband and I feel better already!   The Mediterranean Diet by Marissa Cloutier, Eve Adamson Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: It's fine. It was a good transaction. Please, Amazon, just post the review. I'm done. Where's the SUBMIT button. I don't want to review it again, I don't want to "tag" it. You asked me to write a review ... I did ... it was a good transaction. ...   The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health by Nancy Harmon Jenkins Amazon Price: $23.10 Customer Review: What a fabulous storybook of recipes! History lessons, personal experiences, and wonderful foods all rolled into one book - a good read whether you're trying to learn how to use these foods, or just enjoy some easy reading. Thanks!   The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook (ADA) by Amy Riolo Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Amy Riolo is a master at helping people feel at home in the kitchen. She mixes clear easy to follow directions with interesting history about foods and heartwarming stories about sharing meals with loved ones. Reading her cookbook is a bit like vis...   The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer (Volum... by Steve Parker M.D. Amazon Price: $17.95 Customer Review: There is so much knowledge in these books about the Mediterranean Diet. This is not a "diet" but a way of life. This is how I grew up eating and just got away from it and am so sorry that I did. I've taken to eating "junk" like most everyone else. Th...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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