Lionel Bradley Pett
Lionel Bradley Pett (12 November 1909 – 2003) was a Canadian biochemist and nutritionist.[1][2][3]
Lionel Bradley Pett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1909 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | nutrition, vitamins |
| Thesis | The enzymatic breakdown of phosphoric acid esters. (1934) |
Academic career
Pett earned a BSA from Ontario Agriculture College, an MA and a PhD from University of Toronto before an MD from the University of Alberta. He worked at the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta before moving to the Nutrition Division of the Department of Pensions and Health in Ottawa, Ontario.
After his death, the questions were raised about the ethics of post-war experimentation he carried out with Frederick Tisdall involving First Nations communities.[4] The experiments appear to pre-date the 1966 seminal paper by Henry K. Beecher on the nature of informed consent and have become known as the First Nations nutrition experiments. Pett has been defended by his son.[3]
Selected works
- Early stages of carbohydrate degradation by bacteria. MSc thesis, University of Toronto, 1932.
- The enzymatic breakdown of phosphoric acid esters. PhD thesis, University of Toronto, 1934.
- Vitamin Requirements of Human Beings Vitamins & Hormones Volume 13, 1955, Pages 213–237 doi:10.1016/S0083-6729(08)61026-2
- A Canadian Table of Average Weights Can Med Assoc J. 1 January 1955; 72(1): 12–14. PMC 1825361
- A Canadian table of average weights for height, age, and sex American Journal of Public Health
References
- "University of Alberta: People". Ualbertacentennial.ca. 12 November 1909. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- "Lionel Bradley Pett Scholarships - Canadian Scholarships". Canadian-universities.net. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- Livingstone, Andrew (24 July 2013). "Son defends scientist behind aboriginal nutrition experiments". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Hungry Canadian aboriginal children were used in government experiments during 1940s, researcher says | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
