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Lucille Shapson Hurley
Lucille Hurley (May 8, 1922 – July 28, 1988) was an American nutritionist. She held Guggenheim Fellowships in 1962 and 1969, for her work on the biochemistry of maternal and perinatal nutrition. Early life and education Lucille Shapson Hurley was born in Riga, Latvia. She moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family in 1925. Her father, Carl Shapson, worked in a shoe factory when she was a girl. Shapson attended Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa High School, and the University of Wisconsin, where she earned a degree in nutrition in 1943. She earning a PhD in nutrition from the University of California at Berkeley in 1950. Her doctoral dissertation was titled "The relationship between pantothenic acid deficiency and adrenal cortical function." She did four years of postdoctoral training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, focusing on biochemistry and embryology. Career During World War II, Shapson worked for the War Food Administration as a junior nutritioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutritionist
A nutritionist is a person who advises others on matters of food and nutrition and their impacts on health. Some people specialize in particular areas, such as sports nutrition, public health, or animal nutrition, among other disciplines. In many countries, a person can claim to be a nutritionist even without any training, education, or professional license, in contrast to a dietitian, who has a university degree, professional license, and certification for professional practice. Regulation of the title "nutritionist" The professional practice of being a ''dietitian'' (also spelled ''dietician'' in the US) is different from a ''nutritionist''. In many countries and jurisdictions, the title ''nutritionist'' is not subject to statutory professional regulation; thus, any person may self-title as a nutritionist or nutrition expert, even if self-taught and professionally uncertified. In the United Kingdom, Australia, parts of Canada, and most US states, a person self-titled as a ''nutri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |