Adelle Davis: Pioneering Diet Guru or Food Faddist?
6 min readMar 21, 2022
Adelle Davis may be forgotten by many today, but she was once one of the most famous nutritionists. And one of the most controversial.
Many still see her as a pioneer in the nutrition world. Including renowned nutritionist (just kidding, he’s a lawyer and politician) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy. Others view her as a “food faddist” who mixed good points with dangerous advice.
