15 Facts About Kordel diet

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Lelord Kordel diet was a Polish American nutritionist and author of books on healthy living.

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Kordel diet was consulted by top Hollywood stars and earned several awards, but was fined and imprisoned for making false claims about his products.

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3.

When Kordel diet returned to America in the early 1930s, he opened the California Nutrition Clinic in Beverly Hills.

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4.

Kordel diet created a health product company in 1949, Kordel's Nutritionals.

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5.

In 1962, Kordel stated that he had never been ill and he would live to the age of 120 because of his diet.

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Kordel diet campaigned against high carbohydrate and starch foods such as potatoes.

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Kordel diet opposed the use of refined carbohydrates such as white flour and white sugar.

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8.

Kordel diet recommended eating much protein with a minimum of carbohydrates.

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Kordel diet promoted a diet rich in red meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy foods and raw vegetables.

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10.

Kordel diet was fond of liver, brewer's yeast, honey, powered skim milk, seeds, wheat germ and yoghurt.

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11.

Kordel diet promoted lecithin as a "miracle nutrient" and high-dosage vitamin supplements.

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12.

Kordel diet criticized vegetarianism in his writings as a danger to health which he believed was responsible for anemia, malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies.

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Kordel diet argued that protein is the key to living and that most vegetarians eat a low-protein diet that fails to satisfy hunger.

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14.

Kordel diet came into dispute with the Federal Trade Commission in 1957 and Food and Drug Administration in 1961.

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15.

Kordel diet had consistently represented in lectures and advertising material that specified chemicals could improve health and that such "natural nutrients" were the constituent elements of the products Korleen and Frutex.

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