Minnesota Starvation Experiment Oral History Project records, 2002-2004.

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Minnesota Starvation Experiment Oral History Project records, 2002-2004.

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Oral history transcripts and administrative records pertaining to the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, a clinical study administered by lead investigator Ancel Keys at the University of Minnesota Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene between 1944 and 1945. The study, designed to determine the physiological and psychological effects of severe and prolonged dietary restriction and the effectiveness of dietary rehabilitation strategies, was developed in coordination with the Civilian Public Service (CPS) and the U.S. Bureau of Selective Service and involved the participation of conscientious objectors. Results were utilized in the Allied relief assistance to famine victims in Europe and Asia at the end of World War II. Interviews were conducted with participants including Max M. Kampelman.

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Minnesota Starvation Experiment

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United States. Bureau of Selective Service

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Minnesota Starvation Experiment. Oral History Project

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Clinical study performed at the University of Minnesota Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene between 1944 and 1945. Also known as the Minnesota Semi-Starvation Experiment, the Minnesota Starvation-Recovery Experiment, and the Starvation Study. From the description of Minnesota Starvation Experiment Oral History Project records, 2002-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 749116547 ...

University of Minnesota. Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene

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Keys, Ancel, 1904-2004

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Ancel Keys, B.A. (1925), M.A. (1928), Ph.D. (1930) University of California. Professor of physiology and founder of the Division of Epidemiology in School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Developed the K-ration for the War Department during World War II; research on human starvation guided relief workers in post-war Europe; conducted research in the areas of cholesterol and heart disease, leading to the conclusion that higher fat diets led to increased cholesterol le...

Civilian Public Service

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Kampelman, Max M., 1920-2013

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Max M. Kampelmacher was born to Jewish Austrian immigrant parents on November 7, 1920. He grew up in the Bronx, New York, attending Jewish parochial schools and the Talmudical Academy High School. He graduated from New York University in 1940. In 1941, just before entering law school, he changed his surname to Kampelman. He achieved a J.D. from the School of Law at New York University in 1945 and earned his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in 1946. He taugh...