Biography: Mary Enig, Ph.D.
Dr. Mary Enig is a world-renowned biochemist and nutritionist best known
for her pioneering research on healthy fats and oils, and her early protests
against trans fats more than twenty-five years ago. A consultant and clinician,
she is also the former contributing editor of the scientific journal Clinical
Nutrition and a consulting editor of the Journal of the American College
of Nutrition. Dr. Enig received her Ph.D. in nutritional sciences from
the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a Fellow of the American
College of Nutrition, a member of the American Society for Nutritional
Sciences, and president of the Maryland Nutritionists Association. Dr.
Enig is the author of the "fats information bible," Know Your
Fats, and coauthor, with Sally Fallon, of the best-selling Nourishing
Traditions.
Dr. Mary G. Enig, a nutritionist/biochemist of international renown
for her research on the nutritional aspects of fats and oils, is a consultant,
clinician, and the Director of the Nutritional Sciences Division of Enig
Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Enig, a consultant on nutrition
to individuals, industry, and state and federal governments, is a licensed
practitioner in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She has served
as a Contributing Editor of the scientific journal Clinical Nutrition
and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Dr. Enig has authored numerous journal publications, mainly on fats and
oils research and nutrient/drug interactions, and is a well-known invited
lecturer at scientific meetings and a popular interviewee on TV and radio
shows about nutrition. She was an early and articulate critic of the use
of trans fatty acids and advocated their inclusion in nutritional labeling;
the scientific mainstream is now challenging the food product industry's
use of trans-containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. She received
her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Maryland, College
Park, and is a Fellow of The American College of Nutrition, a member of
The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, and President of the Maryland
Nutritionists Association.
Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. is an expert of international renown
in the field of lipid biochemistry. She has headed a number of studies
on the content and effects of trans fatty acids in America and
Israel, and has successfully challenged government assertions that dietary
animal fat causes cancer and heart disease. Recent scientific and media
attention on the possible adverse health effects of trans fatty
acids has brought increased attention to her work. She is a licensed nutritionist,
certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists, a qualified
expert witness, nutrition consultant to individuals, industry and state
and federal governments, contributing editor to a number of scientific
publications, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and President
of the Maryland Nutritionists Association. She is the author of over 60
technical papers and presentations, as well as a popular lecturer. Dr.
Enig is currently working on the exploratory development of an adjunct
therapy for AIDS using complete medium chain saturated fatty acids from
whole foods. She is the mother of three healthy children brought up on
whole foods including butter, cream, eggs and meat.
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