Thomas L. Cleave

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Thomas Latimer (Peter) Cleave (1906-1983) was a surgeon captain who researched the negative health effects of consuming refined carbohydrates (notably sugar and white flour) which would not have been available during early human evolution. Cleave was a recipient of the Harben gold medal of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Gilbert Blane medal for naval medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. He wrote a series of books with various collaborators, culminating in 1974's "The Saccharine Disease".

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• Biography

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• Web version of The Saccharine Disease