▁H are ▁died ▁in ▁Be cken ham ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Food ▁F actor ▁in ▁D ise ase ▁ ▁H are ▁author ed ▁the ▁two - volume ▁The ▁Food ▁F actor ▁in ▁D ise ase ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁which ▁suggested ▁that ▁excess ive ▁consumption ▁of ▁car bo h yd rate ▁food s ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁condition ▁he ▁term ed ▁" hyper py ra emia ". ▁He ▁attributed ▁hyper py ra emia ▁to ▁the ▁occurrence ▁of ▁many ▁dis orders ▁including ▁ast h ma , ▁g out , ▁hy pert ension , ▁ob es ity ▁and ▁mig ra ines . ▁ ▁H are ▁defined ▁hyper py ra emia ▁as ▁an ▁excess ▁of ▁carbon ace ous ▁material ▁or ▁fuel ▁to ▁the ▁blood stream ▁from ▁cons uming ▁too ▁many ▁car bo h yd rate ▁food s . ▁He ▁recommended ▁a ▁high - prote in ▁low - car bo h yd rate ▁di et ▁that ▁was ▁high ▁in ▁animal ▁protein ▁and ▁restricted ▁st arch , ▁sugar ▁and ▁alco hol . ▁He ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁di et ▁of ▁James ▁Sal is bury . ▁H are ▁believed ▁that ▁some ▁instances ▁of ▁mig raine ▁were ▁a ▁" fo od ▁disease " ▁and ▁his ▁di et ▁could ▁alle vi ate ▁" m ig rain ous " ▁head aches . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁he ▁documented ▁cases ▁of ▁patients ▁being ▁c ured ▁by ▁car bo h yd rate ▁restriction . ▁However , ▁medical ▁exper ts ▁critic ized ▁the ▁concept