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Fred A Kummerow
Fred A Kummerow speaks to Hannah Wilson, Assistant Commissioning Editor
Fred A Kummerow is a 98-year-old emeritus professor of comparative biosciences at the University of Illinois (USA). Kummerow has spent over six decades studying lipid biochemistry trying to explain the primary causes of heart disease. His research contradicts commonly held notions about the role of dietary cholesterol. Over his lengthy career, Kummerow has painstakingly collected and analyzed the findings that together reveal the underlying mechanisms linking oxidized fat to heart disease. He is a long-time advocate for a ban on trans fats in food and filed a petition with the US FDA to that regard in 2009.