Ancel Keys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ancel Keys

American nutritionist

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1904

Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Date of Death: 20-Nov-2004

Profession: physician, physiologist, nutritionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ancel Benjamin Keys (January 26, 1904 – November 20, 2004) was an American physiologist who studied the influence of diet on health.
In particular, he hypothesized that dietary saturated fat causes cardiovascular heart disease and should be avoided.
Modern dietary recommendations by health organizations, systematic reviews, and national health agencies corroborate this. Keys studied starvation in men and published The Biology of Human Starvation (1950), which remains the only source of its kind.
He examined the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and was responsible for two famous diets: K-rations, formulated as balanced meals for combat soldiers in World War II, and the Mediterranean diet, which he popularized with his wife Margaret.
Science, diet, and health were central themes in his professional and private lives.