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Ancel Keys

Ancel Keys

American physiologist
Ancel Benjamin Keys was an American physiologist who studied the influence of diet on health. In particular, he hypothesized that replacing dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat reduced cardiovascular heart disease. Wikipedia
Born: January 26, 1904, Colorado Springs, CO
Died: November 20, 2004 (age 100 years), Minneapolis, MN
Known for: Human nutrition; K-ration; Mediterranean diet
Spouse: Margaret Keys (m. 1939–2004)