Kenneth G. Haig

Kenneth George Haig (20 February 1879 – 1958) M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. was an English physician and writer best known for promoting the uric-acid free diet. Biography Haig was born at Windsor, Berkshire on 20 February 1879. His father was dietitian and physician Alexander Haig. He married Hester Boyd on 12 October 1909. He was a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during 1914–1920. Similar to his father, Haig was a proponent of the uric-acid free diet. He wrote about the subject in his book Health Through Diet, which received advice and assistance from his father. Haig argued that excess uric acid was a major cause of disease. For example, he attributed anemia, Bright's disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, pneumonia and rheumatism to excess uric acid. Haig stated that the uric-acid free diet greatly improved his health and he had eighteen years of experience on the diet.