Artemis Simopoulos

{{short description|American physician and endocrinologist}}

Artemis P. Simopoulos is an American physician and endocrinologist, who authored several books on diet and nutrition. She is the founder and president of the non-profit educational organization Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health since 1990 and a founding member of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids in 1991.European Food Information Council. [https://www.eufic.org/en/whats-in-food/article/highlights-from-the-11th-biennial-congress "Highlights from the 11th Biennial congress of the international society for the study of fatty acids and lipids (ISSFAL) 2014"], 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2019. She is a researcher who publishes on diet and health, and organizes conferences on the subject.Ravn, Karen. [https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2011-nov-21-la-he-best-mediterranean-diet-20111121-story.html "Study links Greek diet to longer life"], Los Angeles Times, 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2019.Payer, Lynn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/magazine/food-facts.html "Food Facts"], The New York Times, 17 April 1988. Retrieved 21 July 2019.Greenberg, Paul. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9Ok6DwAAQBAJ The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and Healthier Planet], Penguin Books, 2018, {{ISBN|9780143111115}} (paperback), pages 40–41. She is noted for her work on polyunsaturated fat.Allport, Susan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TdQhZFWOU_MC&q=The+Queen+of+Fats The Queen of Fats: Why Omega–3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them], University of California Press, 2006, {{ISBN|9780520253803}}, pages 108–112. She was also the chair of the nutrition coordinating committee of the National Institute of Health for nine years.Bourne, Jerome. [https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-mar-01-1994-p-14/ "Good genes a factor in what you can eat"], New Castle News, March 1, 1994, page 14. {{subscription required}}