MARY G. ENIG

Dr 'Mary Gertrude Enig' (born 1931) is a nutritionist and biochemist, researching the nutritional aspects of fats. She is a consultant, clinician, and the director of the Nutritional Sciences Division of Enig Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Enig, a consultant on nutrition to individuals, industry, and state and federal governments, is a licensed practitioner in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She has served as a Contributing Editor of the scientific journal ''Clinical Nutrition'' and a Consulting Editor of the ''Journal of the American College of Nutrition''.
Dr Enig has written peer-reviewed articles for scientific journals, mainly on fats and oils research and nutrient/drug interactions, and is a well-known invited lecturer at scientific meetings and a popular interviewee on TV and radio shows about nutrition.

Contents

Trans-fat whistleblower

Selected bibliography

External links

Trans-fat whistleblower

Enig was an early and articulate critic of the use of trans fatty acids and advocated their inclusion in nutritional labelling [1]. After many years the scientific mainstream is now challenging the food product industry's use of trans-fat-containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, and various jurisdictions around the world are now banning the use of trans fats and/or requiring its presence in food to be marked on labels.
She received her PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a Fellow of The American College of Nutrition, a member of The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, and President of the Maryland Nutritionists Association.

Selected bibliography

★ Dr Mary Enig, ''Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol'', (Bethesda Press, May 2000). ISBN 0-96781-260-7, ISBN-13 978-0967812601.

★ Sally Fallon, with Dr Mary Enig (contributing editor), ''Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats'', (NewTrends Publishing, October 1999). ISBN 0-96708-973-5, ISBN-13: 978-0967089737.

★ Dr Mary Enig, ''Trans fatty acids in the food supply: A comprehensive report covering 60 years of research'', (Enig Associates, 1993). ISBN 0-96781-262-3.

★ Dr Mary Enig and Sally Fallon ''Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats'' Plume ISBN 0-45228-566-6

★ Dr Mary Enig ''Trans fatty acids in the food supply: A comprehensive report covering 60 years of research'' Enig Associates 1995

★ Dr Enig has also written a chapter "Lauric Oils as Antimicrobial Agents: Theory of Effect, Scientific Rationale, and Dietary Application as Adjunct Nutritional Support for HIV-Infected Individuals" in ''Nutrients and Foods in AIDS'' (ed. Ronald R. Watson) CRC Press, London, ISBN 0-84938-561-X ISBN-13: 978-0849385612

External links

★ Lowfat Diets By Mary G. Enig, PhD

★ Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oils for Omega-3 Fatty Acids By Mary G. Enig, PhD