Adam Drewnowski

Adam Drewnowski (born c. 1947) is a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington and the director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University's School of Public Health.

Education

Drewnowski received his MA from Oxford University (1971) and PhD from Rockefeller University in psychology (1977).[1]

Scientific career

After postdoctoral work at the University of Toronto, Drewnowski became an assistant professor at Rockefeller University, then a professor of public health and Director of the Program in Human Nutrition at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. While there he researched a possible drug to block cravings for chocolate, since these cravings usually precipitate eating binges.[2] He joined the University of Washington in 1998.[1]

In 2008, Drewnowski led the development of the Nutrient Rich Foods Index, which ranks foods based on their nutrient density.[3] He has also studied the relationship between poverty and being more likely to become obese,[4] and the relationship between the per-calorie price of food and the amount of key nutrients they contain.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Adam Drewnowski, PhD, MA
  2. ↑ Associated Press. "Chocoholics may be able to control craving with a drug". USA Today. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Huget, Jennifer (7 October 2008). "New System Could Help Us Compare Apples and Oranges". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Pollan, Michael (22 April 2007). "You Are What You Grow". New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Eng, Monica (12 September 2012). "Want cheap nutritious food? The solution lies in cooking". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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