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Joan Sabaté, Nutritionist
Joan Sabaté is a Spanish American physician and nutrition researcher. He is the Director of the Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles and Disease Prevention at the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University (LLU) in California and Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology.[1][2][3][4] His professional focus has been on the impact of plant-based diets on non-communicable diseases.

Research
Dr. Sabaté has contributed to nutrition science in three areas. He was the first researcher to link the consumption of walnuts to significant reductions in blood serum cholesterol. His findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1993.[5][6][7] Subsequent studies have confirmed and established the mechanisms for these outcomes.[8][9]

He has also worked to establish the health benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, conducting trials with vegetarian diets.[10][11] He designed a widely used vegetarian food guide pyramid; is Chair of the International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition;[12] and is a co-investigator on the NIH funded Adventist Health Study-2.[13]

He is also a pioneer of the Environmental Nutrition research efforts.[14]

Published Works

 * Vegetarian Nutrition 2001 ISBN 0849385083 [15][16]
 * Nutrición Vegetariana (Spanish Edition) 2005 ISBN 8472081192 [17]
 * Frutos Secos, Salud y Culturas Mediterraneás 2005 ISBN 8474292530 [18]
 * Environmental Nutrition: Connecting Health and Nutrition with Environmentally Sustainable Diets 2019 ISBN 0128116609 [19]
 * Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits 2020 ISBN 1315173337 [20]

Public Health Influence
Dr. Sabaté’s research on nuts significantly contributed to the Qualified Health Claims issued by the FDA in 2003 for nuts[21] and for walnuts in 2004. These Qualified Health Claims increased consumer recognition about the health benefits of tree nuts and they are now recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and by the American Heart Association.

He served on the USDA Nutrition Evidence Library Systematic Review Technical Expert Collaborative on Dietary Patterns in support of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Moreover, he was a member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee,[22] representing the Vegetarian perspective.

Criticisms
Concern was raised by nutrition researchers upon release of the study results on walnuts and serum cholesterol conducted in 1993. Dr. William Castelli with the Framingham Heart Study both expressed apprehension about health improvements.[24] Further study laid these concerns to rest.[7] The Nutrition Council criticized the USDA-HHS for including Dr. Sabaté as a member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Committee, as his commitment to vegetarianism is religiously motivated.[23]

Internal Links
Center for Nutrition, Lifestyles and Disease Prevention at the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_Linda_University_School_of_Public_Health%2C_Department_of_Nutrition

Vegetarian Food Guide Pyramid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian_Diet_Pyramid

Adventist Health Studies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventist_Health_Studies

Dietary Guidelines for American: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans

American Heart Association: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Heart_Association