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Scientific career

The article reads "After completion of his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1930, he worked for two years as a scientific instructor and then took up a position as a research assistant to the British physician Sir William Arbuthnot-Lane, whose theories influenced his career as a nutritionist."

This is unsourced and I cannot find any evidence that he worked as a research assistant for William Arbuthnot-Lane. Skeptic from Britain (talk) 13:29, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Update, found a reference for this:

KORDEL, Lelord 1904- PERSONAL: Born December 16, 1904, in Warsaw, Poland; children: Lelord Jan, Gayelord Michael, Lordeen. Education: University of Krakow, Ph.D., 1930. Religion: Catholic. Office: 17255 Redford Ave., Detroit, Mich. 49219. CAREER: University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland, instructor in biochemical sciences, 1930-31; assistant to medical nutritionist Sir Arbuthnot Lane, 1931-32; California Nutrition Center, Beverly Hills, director, 1933-39; nutrition researcher and consultant to private industry, 1940-42, conductor and supervisor of nutrition seminars and consultant to the Food and Nutrition for Victory Programs, 1942-45; independent researcher, lecturer, and writer on nutrition, 1946-."

Reference: Dear, Pamela S; Chapman, Jeff. (1981). Contemporary Authors; the International Biobibliographical Guide to Current Authors and Their Works. Gale Research Company. p. 295) Skeptic from Britain (talk) 17:41, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

More information:

Lelord Kordel (1904- ), author of 19 books, recommends high-protein foods, lecithin ("the miracle nutrient") and high- dosage vitamin and mineral supplements for everyone. According to court records, he began producing and marketing supplements in 1941, operating under various trade names. In 1946, he was convicted of misbranding and fined $4,000. One product in the case was "Gotu Kola," an herbal tablet said to restore youth and "produce erect posture, sharp eyes, velvety skin, limbs of splendid proportions, deep chest, firm bodies, gracefully curved hips, flat abdomens" and even "pleasing laughter." Thirteen other products were falsely claimed to be effective against various conditions including heart disease, liver troubles, tuberculosis, bone infections and impotence. Kordel had a brush with the FTC in 1957 and two more with the FDA in 1961. In 1963, when he was president of Detroit Vital Foods, Inc., products shipped by the company were found to be misbranded because they were accompanied by Kordel Publications which falsely claimed that nutritional products could treat practically all diseases.

Reference: Herbert, Victor; Barrett, Stephen. (1985). Vitamins and "health" Foods: The Great American Hustle. G.F. Stickley Company. p. 90 Skeptic from Britain (talk) 17:55, 29 April 2018 (UTC)