Enig, Mary G.
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| Birthname | Mary Gertrude Dracon | ||||
| born on | 16 April 1931 at 15:19 (= 3:19 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Indianapolis, Indiana, 39n46, 86w09 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American nutritionist and researcher known for her unconventional positions on the role saturated fats play in diet and health. She promoted skepticism towards the consensus in the scientific and medical communities that diets high in saturated fats can contribute to development of heart disease, while she advocated for a diet based on whole foods and rich in certain saturated fats.
Dr Enig's work as a researcher, health advocate and author has been internationally acclaimed, and she was a frequent speaker on nutrition and lipid biochemistry. Along with Sally Fallon, Enig co-founded the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) in 1999. Enig died of a stroke at the age of 83 on 8 September 2014.
Events
- Work : Great Achievement 1984 (PhD in Nutritional Sciences)
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield; same birth date in U.S. Find A Grave Index. Wikipedia has "July 13, 1931" in error.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (Greek father)
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive (PhD in Nutritional Sciences)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke (Terminal)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 83)
- Vocation : Education : Researcher
- Vocation : Medical : Nutritionist
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- 1931 births
- Birthday 16 April
- Birthplace Indianapolis, IN (US)
- Sun 25 Aries
- Moon 13 Aries
- Asc 20 Virgo
- 2014 deaths
- Traits : Body : Race
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Education : Researcher
- Vocation : Medical : Nutritionist
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
