Carl Malmberg

Carl Malmberg (26 June 1904 – 6 February 1979) was an American public health educator, translator and writer.

Biography

Malmberg was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was the son of Anton Martin and Kirsten Marie Malmberg. He was educated at Lawrence University (1921–1923) and Columbia University (1924–1927). He was a writer for the Democratic National Committee (1945–1946). He was a member of the American Translators Association and the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Diet and Die

In 1935, Malmberg authored Diet and Die, a skeptical book critical of fad diets. The book criticized dietary fads, pseudo-scientific nutrition claims and quack remedies. Malmberg critically examined the ideas of fasting, naturopathy, vegetarianism, low-protein diets, Gayelord Hauser's Eliminative Feeding System, Hay diet, mucusless diet and many others.

A review in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that "the book may well be recommended by all physicians to patients who are interested in being disillusioned relative to the fallacies that recur again and again in the field of nutrition."

Death

Malmberg died on 6 February 1979 in Hanover, New Hampshire, aged 74.

Publications

Nonfiction Diet and Die (New York: Hillman-Curl Inc, 1935) 140 Million Patients: The Revealing Facts Behind Health and Medical Care in America (New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947) America is Also Scandinavian (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970) Warner, New Hampshire 1880-1974 (Warner Historical Society, 1974)

Fiction (as Timothy Trent) Night Boat (Godwin, 1934). All Dames are Dynamite (Godwin, 1935) Fall Guy (Godwin, 1936)

Translations

Leif Panduro. (1961). Kick Me in the Traditions. Eriksson. Carl Erik Soya. (1961). Seventeen. Eriksson. Jacob Paludan. (1966). Jorgen Stein. University of Wisconsin Press. Leif Panduro. (1967). One of Our Millionaires Is Missing. Grove. Tom Kristensen. (1968). Havoc. University of Wisconsin Press. Jens Kruuse. (1968). War for an Afternoon. Pantheon. Jens August Schade. (1969). People Meet. Dell.