Malta (1949–1951) and Plymouth (1952–1953). He retired from the Royal Navy in 1962 as Surgeon Captain, having finished his naval career as Director of Medical Research at the RN Medical School Post-military career Cleaves unique contribution to medical thought was his realisation that three mechanisms were at work when refined carbohydrates are eaten; fibre depletion, over-consumption and protein stripping, with over-consumption being the most serious. In 1969, Dr. Cleave brought public attention to the low amount of dietary fiber in modern diets that had become rich in processed ingredients. His work was bolstered by the supporting work of Dr. Denis Burkitt. Awards and honors In 1979, Cleave was awarded both the Harben gold medal of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Gilbert Blane medal for naval medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Cleave was a 2009 inductee into the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame. Publications Cleave published during his lifetime: Cleave T.L. A Molecular Conception of Organisms and Neoplasms. Bristol: John Wright, 1932. Cleave T.L. The Neglect of Natural Principles in Current Medical Practice. J Roy Nav Med Serv 1956; 42/2: 55–63. Cleave T.L. Fat Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease. Bristol: John Wright, 1957. Cleave T.L The Causation of Varicose Veins. Bristol: John Wright, 1960. Cleave T.L Peptic Ulcer. Bristol: John Wright, 1962. Cleave T.L, Campbell C. Diabetes, Coronary Thrombosis and the Saccharine Disease. Bristol: John Wright, 1966. Cleave T.L. The Saccharine Disease. Bristol: John Wright, 1974. Cleave T.L. Over-consumption. Now the most dangerous cause of disease in Westernised countries. Publ Hlth, London, 1977; 91: 127–131. See also Weston Price Notes Sources Biography People educated at Clifton College 1906 births 1983 deaths Royal Navy officers of World War II 20th-century English medical doctors Royal Navy Medical Service officers