Andreas Eenfeldt (born 19 January 1972) is a Swedish doctor specializing in family medicine.[1] He is an advocate for low-carbohydrate high-fat diets and has criticized the saturated fat guidelines.[2][3] Eenfeldt was born in 1972 and graduated from medical school at Uppsala University. A few years later, he started DietDoctor.com, a website focused on low-carbohydrate diets. He became a public figure in a heated debate over the merits of the diet.[4]
Andreas Eenfeldt | |
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| Born | 19 January 1972 |
| Education | MD from Uppsala University |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Doctor |
| Known for | DietDoctor.com |
| Notable work | The Food Revolution |
| Board member of | The Dietary Science Foundation |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editAndreas Eenfeldt was born in 1972.[4] He earned a degree in medicine[4] from Uppsala University.[5] After graduating, Eenfeldt became interested in poker and eventually earned more money from online poker than from practicing medicine.[6]
Career
editInitially, Eenfeldt encouraged overweight patients to follow the traditional dietary guidelines he learned at medical school, but his views changed over time.[4][7] In 2007, he started a blog about low-carbohydrate dieting under the name "Kostdoktorn."[6][8]
Within a few years, Kostdoktorn (now called dietdoctor) became the most visited health blog in Sweden.[4][9]: 15 He created an English version in 2011.[8] In 2015, Eenfeldt quit his job as a doctor to focus on the website.[1] As of 2019, the website generates 50 million Swedish Krona (= US$5.7 million) per-year from 500,000 daily visitors.[6] As of 2019, it had a staff of 30 employees and was mostly owned by Eenfeldt.[6]
Low-carbohydrate advocacy
editEenfeldt became a public figure and commentator in a heated debate over low-carbohydrate diets.[4] In 2012, he published a book called Low Carb, High Fat Food Revolution: Advice and Recipes to Improve Your Health and Reduce Your Weight.[4][10] It became a bestseller in Sweden and was translated into eight languages.[8]
The low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets Eenfeldt advocates for are controversial and not supported by official dietary guidelines.[2] Eenfeldt disputes the current saturated fat guidelines and says official dietary guidelines are not supported by good science.[2] He has commented that "there is no good science to show that saturated fat is bad. I have been in contact with many experts but no one has been able to show me a single study that shows that it is dangerous, because there are no studies that show a reduced risk of heart attack and stroke."[2]
An article in Science as Culture said low-carbohydrate advocates like Eenfeldt are exploiting anecdotes where patients experienced better health after adopting the diet.[9]
Personal life
editEenfeldt lives in Karlstad, Sweden[10] with his wife and their two daughters.[4][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Williams, Alexander (4 December 2017). "Dr Andreas Eenfeldt: A Global Food Revolution". Diabetes.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Kostdoktorn, Andreas Eenfeldt". Diabetes.se (in Swedish). 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Ennart, Henrik (2 January 2017). "SvD: Kostdoktorn: Sjukvårdens skepsis till LCHF sorglig".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "DN: "Man ska inte ge sig in på att frälsa andra"". Dagens Nyheter. 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD". Diet Doctor. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Boström, Towe (2 February 2019). "Det började med poker – nu bygger "kostdoktorn" ett matimperium". Breakit (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Winbladh, Lisa (30 January 2011). "Sydsvenskan: LCHF: En fet matfilosofi". Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Stick to This Diet If You Want to Reverse Diabetes Risk Factors—or Avoid Them Completely". The Healthy. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Gunnarsson, Andreas; Elam, Mark (2012). "Food Fight! The Swedish Low-Carb/High Fat (LCHF) Movement and the Turning of Science Popularisation Against the Scientists". Science as Culture. 21 (3): 315–334. doi:10.1080/09505431.2011.632000. ISSN 0950-5431. S2CID 144525800.
- ^ a b Ellin, Abby (14 February 2020). "Health Makers: How the Diet Doctor Puts Lifestyle Changes Before Prescriptions". EverydayHealth.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Official biography of Andreas Eenfeldt, DietDoctor