1. Evan Shute's studies were not controlled and his results were not confirmed by other medical researchers.
12 Facts About Evan Shute
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Evan Shute's parents were Richard James Shute and Elizabeth Jane Treadgold.
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Evan Shute was Research Assistant of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University of Western Ontario.
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Evan Shute served as president for the Canadian Society for Study of Fertility and was an associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
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Evan Shute authored children's stories, poetry and verse under the pen name Vere Jameson.
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In 1949, the Evan Shute Institute began to publish the journal, The Summary.
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Evan Shute stated that vitamin E could be used to treat heart disease as he had used it to treat his mother's angina attacks.
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Evan Shute lectured on the subject but after clinical trials did not support his claims he was barred from addressing major medical conferences.
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In 1969, Evan Shute authored the book The Heart and Vitamin E, published by his Evan Shute Foundation for Medical Research.
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Evan Shute was a Christian and old earth creationist who authored the book Flaws in the Theory of Evolution, in 1966.
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Evan Shute aimed for a wide audience and did not cite any Biblical passages in the book but made frequent references to the "Creator" and "Grand Designer".
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Evan Shute argues that parasite life-cycles, mimicry, interdependence of species, instinct, social insects, and many other examples of extraordinary adaptations refute evolution.