- Timo Strandberg (timo.strandberg@hus.fi), senior researcher
- Department of Medicine, Geriatric Clinic, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
The Atkins and similar diets have gained wide popularity and led to scientific scrutiny of low carbohydrate diets for treating obesity. However, perceptive observations on carbohydrate-rich diets and obesity can be found as far back as the start of the 19th century. In his book Physiologie du Gout (Physiology of Taste) French lawyer, politician, and lay physician Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin …
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