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 diseases. Modern dietary recommendations by health organizations, and national health agencies corroborate this.
- Occupation
- nutritionist, physiologist, physician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 26, 1904
- Died
- November 20, 2004