Name Victor Herbert | Role Hematologist | |
Died November 19, 2002, New York City, New York, United States Books The Vitamin Pushers: How the "health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods |
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Victor Herbert (February 22, 1927 in New York City – November 19, 2002 in New York City) (MD, JD, MACP, FRSM London) was an American hematologist who did ground-breaking work on folate and how its deficiency led to megaloblastic anemia and was a proponent of accurate and responsible nutrition information.
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- The musical worlds of victor herbert
- Victor herbert 1859 1924 eileen orchestral selections from the operetta 1917
- Career
- Military service
- Awards
- Publications
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Victor herbert 1859 1924 eileen orchestral selections from the operetta 1917
Career
His post at the end of his career was Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Chief of Mount Sinai's Hematology and Nutrition Research Laboratory in the Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
His self experimentation to prove the health benefits of folic acid by living on diet of thrice-boiled chicken, marshmallows and jelly was reported on in the third episode of the BBC series the Medical Mavericks.
Military service
Herbert served in four wars: World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the first Gulf War. On retirement his rank was Lt. Col. (Green Berets).
Awards
Publications
Herbert authored over 800 scientific papers, many book chapters, and several books.
His key publications included: