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'''Mary Gertrude Enig''' (born ]) is a ], ] and director of the Nutritional Sciences Division of her own firm, . '''Mary Gertrude Enig''' (born ]) is a ], ] and director of the Nutritional Sciences Division of a firm the bears her surname, .


Enig is a licensed practitioner in Maryland and the District of Columbia.{{fact}} She has served as a Contributing Editor of the journal ''Clinical Nutrition'', the official journal of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, and a Consulting Editor of the ''Journal of the ]''.{{fact}} Enig is a licensed practitioner in Maryland and the District of Columbia.{{fact}} She has served as a Contributing Editor of ''Clinical Nutrition'', the official journal of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, and a Consulting Editor of the ''Journal of the ]''.{{fact}}


Enig has written peer-reviewed articles for ]s, 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.{{fact}} Enig has written peer-reviewed articles for ]s, mainly on fats and oils research and nutrient/drug interactions{{fact}}, and is a well-known invited lecturer at scientific meetings and a popular interviewee on TV and radio shows about nutrition.{{fact}}


Enig was an early and articulate critic of the use of ] and advocated their inclusion in nutritional labelling. {{fact}} After many years the scientific mainstream is now challenging the food product industry's use of trans-fat-containing ] ], and various jurisdictions around the world are now ] and/or requiring its presence in food to be marked on labels. Enig was an early and articulate critic of the use of ] and advocated their inclusion in nutritional labelling. {{fact}} The scientific mainstream has now challenged the food product industry's use of trans-fat-containing ] ], and various jurisdictions around the world are now ] and/or requiring its presence in food to be marked on labels.


==Selected bibliography== ==Selected bibliography==

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Dr Mary G. Enig (circa 2000).

Mary Gertrude Enig (born 1931) is a nutritionist, consultant and director of the Nutritional Sciences Division of a firm the bears her surname, Enig Associates, Inc..

Enig is a licensed practitioner in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She has served as a Contributing Editor of Clinical Nutrition, the official journal of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

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.

Enig was an early and articulate critic of the use of trans fatty acids and advocated their inclusion in nutritional labelling. The scientific mainstream has now challenged 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.

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

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