F. Benedict and W. Atwater, “A Respiration Calorimeter with Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen”, 1902 was the topic of an earlier blog post.
Thomas Osborne, “The Vegetable Proteins”, 1909 was also the topic of an earlier blog post.
Here I present: Ansel Keys (1904-2004), J. Brozek & A. Henschel, “The Biology of Human Starvation”, 1950.
INTRODUCTION.
Ansel Keys (1904-2004) was the principal investigator in this study of “human starvation” from which he formulated the “Mediterranean Diet”.
Here I presented: Ansel Keys (1904-2004), J. Brozek & A. Henschel, “The Biology of Human Starvation”, 1950.
COMMENTS.
The Mediterranean Basin consists of three (3) continents: Africa, Asia & Europe. Countries of the Mediterranean Basin are five-African, four-Asian & fourteen-European (shown on MAP). 
AFRICA (5)
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
ASIA (4).
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
EUROPE (14).
Albania
Bosnia
Croatia
Cyrus
France
Greece
Herzegovina
Italy
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Slovenia
Spain
Portugal
The “Mediterranean Diet” of Ansel Keys (1904-2004) was popularized in the 1960’s. Wilbur Atwater had determined the 2,000 calories needed daily; Thomas Osborne had determined the essential amino acids.
Today, the biochemistry’ of nutrition is known and diets such as the “Mediterranean Diet” are different culinary art approaches. Cooking is art, and not science.
