Artemis P. Simopoulos is an American physician and endocrinologist, who authored several books on diet and nutrition. She is the founder and president of the non-profit educational organization Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health since 1990 and a founding member of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids in 1991.[1] She is a researcher who publishes on diet and health, and organizes conferences on the subject.[2][3][4] She is noted for her work on polyunsaturated fat.[5] She was also the chair of the nutrition coordinating committee of the National Institute of Health for nine years.[6]
Simopoulous was born in Greece in 1933. She has a bachelor of science in chemistry from Barnard College in New York and a doctor of medicine from the Boston University School of Medicine.[citation needed]
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