Author Archive: Joseph Dixon
Publication of My Book on the Discovery of the Mediterranean Diet by Ancel and Margaret Keys
In late March 2015 I published my book on Dr. Ancel Keys, who was a pioneer researcher into the role of serum cholesterol in coronary heart disease. Dr. Keys was born in Colorado in 1904 and attended college at the University of California at Berkeley. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the same institution and …
Handing Off the Second Half of Nutrition and Health to Dr. Josh Miller
After exam 2 on March 13, 2015, and spring break, I handed off the second half of the class to Dr. Josh Miller, who is chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The reason for doing this is that I needed time to finish a special project that will be announced during the next blog. …
Why is Body Fat so Important? How it keeps us alive in the Middle of the Night, March 2, 2015
Why is the Adipose/Liver-Free Fatty Acid/VLDL Cycle important? Most people don’t like fat and would like to have as little of it as possible. But in reality, without fat, we would not be able to be free roaming individuals that do not have to be continuously tied to a stable food source. Another reason to …
How to cure obesity 
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