Fred Kummerow

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Fred Kummerow
Born (1914-10-04) October 4, 1914 (age 109)

Fred Kummerow (born October 4, 1914) is an emeritus professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Illinois and a centenarian. He continues to do research today.[1] In 2013, Kummerow filed a lawsuit against the FDA after it ignored his petition calling for ban on artificial trans fats, stating "Artificial trans fat is a poisonous and deleterious substance, and the FDA has acknowledged the danger".[2] On June 16, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration moved to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply, giving manufacturers a deadline of three years.[3] Kummerow was pleased. "Science won out," Kummerow said in an interview, "it's very important that we don't have this in our diet."[4] He turned 100 in October 2014[5]

He was one of the pioneers in establishing the connection between trans fats and heart disease, and he helped to cement the inclusion of trans fats into the Nurses Health Study.[6] He also helped discover that it is oxidized cholesterol, rather than cholesterol itself, that cause heart disease.[7]

He is also author of the books Cholesterol Won't Kill You, But Trans Fat Could and Cholesterol is Not the Culprit: A Guide to Preventing Heart Disease.

Selected publications

  • Johnston PV, Johnson OC, Kummerow FA. Occurrence of trans fatty acids in human tissue. Science 126, 698–699 (1957).
  • Kummerow FA. Nutrition imbalance and angiotoxins as dietary risk factors in coronary heart disease. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 32, 58–83 (1979).
  • Kummerow FA. Interaction between sphingomyelin and oxysterols contributes to atherosclerosis and sudden death. Am. J. Cardiovasc. Dis. 3(1), 17–26 (2013).

References

  1. ^ Cary, Joan (28 September 2014). "No trans fat cake for U. of I. prof about to turn 100". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ Watson, Elaine (13 August 2013). "Researcher files lawsuit vs FDA after it ignored his petition calling for ban on artificial trans fats". Food Navigator USA. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ Dennis, Brady (16 June 2015). "FDA moves to ban trans fat from U.S. food supply". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ Dennis, Brady (16 June 2015). "The 100-year-old scientist who pushed the FDA to ban artificial trans fat". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ Staff (October 6, 2014). "Professor starts new research track as he turns 100". dailyillini.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ^ A Lifelong Fight against Trans Fat
  7. ^ [1]

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