147: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment Follow Up

Episode 147: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week it’s a solo episode, and I’m taking a second look at the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. Recently, I came across two papers that followed up on the experiment, and I’m reviewing them today, and chatting about the new information they contain.

Here’s what I cover in this podcast episode:

0:10: Would you like to work with me?

4:45: What was the Minnesota Starvation Experiment?

11:50: Overview of what happened as part of the experiment

15:30: The starvation phase

18:00: How the men felt when their rations were reduced

18:45: The purpose of the buddy system

25:10: How their mood and personality scores changed during the experiment

28:45: What did the recovery period look like?

34:30: What the subjects remember about the recovery period

39:00: How they felt about regaining the weight

44:45: Were there any life-long effects of the experiment?

Links mentioned during the show:

RHR 042: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

A 57-YEAR FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW OF THE MINNESOTA STUDY ON HUMAN STARVATION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO EATING DISORDERS

They Starved So That Others Be Better Fed: Remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota Experiment

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