I find myself explaining the Minnesota Starvation Experiment repeatedly to clients because it makes it so clear how strong the effects of malnourishment can be. In the 60s, a group of scientists ...

From the column: "Today, the world is hungry and getting hungrier in the face of war, climate change, and social policy. Perhaps it’s time to look again at the Minnesota Experiment." The Minnesota ...

ST. PAUL – It’s mid-November, which means that many of us soon will be stuffing ourselves silly from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. But 70 years ago at this time, three dozen young men assembled in a ...

In 1944-45, a long-term study called the Minnesota Experiment was designed to prepare Allied Forces for the rehabilitation of starving populations in camps, ghettos, and areas occupied by Germany.

Longtime newspaper reporter Richard Chin learned about the University of Minnesota starvation experiment when he was assigned to write a story for the Pioneer Press in 2014 to mark its 70th ...

Around this time of year, 80 years ago, 36 healthy young men reported to the University of Minnesota’s Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene in the USA. They were selected from over 400 applicants for a ...

Is Starvation Mode for Real? As far back as World War II, researchers have been exploring the idea that less the less we eat, the less we burn. In a 1940s study called the Minnesota Starvation ...