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David Jacobs
The new frontiers of the nutritional research

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David R. Jacobs, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 16, 1945. He educated in Mathematical Statistics at the Bucknell University and at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD. Later, he earned additional qualifications at the Cambridge University and at the Jackson Laboratory. He has been Professor since 1979 in the Division of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. In 2012, he obtained several honors such as The Mark A. Bieber Award by the American College of Nutrition and a Lifetime Achievement Award in Whole Grain Research by the Grains for Health Foundation.

Interview by: Rossella Galletti
Video by: Rossella Galletti. Editing by: Alessia Autiero
Subtitles by: Roberta Romanelli
Document by: Roberta Romanelli
Translation by: Roberta Romanelli
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Realized: 12-05-2015
David Jacobs

David Jacobs

Date of birth: 16-04-1945
City: New York
Education: University
Profession: Professor of Public Health
Language: English

Video table of contents

- 00:15 Food Synergy
- 00:57 The future direction of nutrition research
- 00:59 The right diet for an healthy organism
- 06:18 The Food Sustainability
- 24:27 The diet of the American consumer
- 29:42 Eating out
- 32:53 “Prudent Diet” or Mediterranean Diet
- 36:30 The function of olive oil
- 40:16 Wine and beverages
- 45:11 The most important discover by Ancel Key
- 50:52 Does Mediterranean food cause obesity?
- 52:16 The “mania” of diet
- 53:46 The Seven Countries Study results
- 56:10 The School of Public Health

Geographic information

Country: US
Region: MINNESOTA
City: Minneapolis

Links and attachements

Wikipedia:https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis

Urls: Università degli studi Suor Orsola Benincasa , MedEatResearch, MedEatResearch Facebook, MedEatResearch Youtube, University of Minnesota - School of Public Health