Gary E. Fraser is an American cardiologist and epidemiologist known for conducting research on plant-based dietary patterns and the Adventist Health Studies.
Gary E. Fraser | |
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| Occupation | Cardiologist |
Career
editFraser was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] He obtained his medical degree from Otago University in 1969 and a PhD in epidemiology from University of Auckland in 1978.[1][2] He qualified FRACP.[1]
Fraser is board certified in California in cardiovascular medicine and internal medicine.[3] He is affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center and Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans' Hospital and is a distinguished Professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.[2][4]
For 32 years he was director of Adventist Health Studies at Loma Linda University.[1] He is currently a lead investigator.[5][6] He contributed to and managed the publications of Adventist Health Study-1 (AHS-1) and guided the development of Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2). He received the Distinguished Researcher Award from Loma Linda University.[1]
In 2003, Fraser authored Diet, Life Expectancy, and Chronic Disease: Studies of Seventh-day Adventists and Other Vegetarians which examined the health effects of vegetarian lifestyles including Seventh-day Adventist vegetarians and non-Adventist vegetarians.[7] In 2018, Fraser stated that research from the Adventist Health studies found that Adventist male vegetarians live an average of nine years longer and women six years longer compared to non-vegetarians.[8]
Fraser has authored more than 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.[3]
Personal life
editFraser is a vegetarian. He is a Seventh-day Adventist and has authored articles for Adventist Review, Adventist Today and Ministry.[9][10][11]
Selected publications
edit- Preventive Cardiology (Oxford University Press, 1986)
- Diet, Life Expectancy, and Chronic Disease: Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and Other Vegetarians (Oxford University Press, 2003)[12]
- Vegetarian Diets in the Adventist Health Study 2: A Review of Initial Published Findings (with Michael J. Orlich, 2014)
- Vegetarian Epidemiology: Review and Discussion of Findings from Geographically Diverse Cohorts (2019)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Asheville Forum: Gary Fraser". Spectrum Magazine. 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gary E. Fraser, MBChB, PhD". Loma Linda University. 2024. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gary Fraser". True Health Initiative. 2024. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Gary E. Fraser MD". August 24, 2024. 2024. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Gary E. Fraser". eMedEvents. 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Research Team". Loma Linda University Health. 2024. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024.
- ^ Binkley, Jeff; Jensen, Gordon L. (2004). "Diet, Life Expectancy, and Chronic Disease: Studies of Seventh-day Adventists and Other Vegetarians". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79 (3): 525–526. doi:10.1093/ajcn/79.3.525a.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Oliver, Ansel (2018). "Loma Linda's longevity legacy". Loma Linda University. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Gary E. (2019). "Learning More From the Adventist Health Study". Adventist Review. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Gary E. (2018). "Why Snopes.com Was Wrong About Vegetarian Life Expectancy". Adventist Today. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Gary E. (1999). "Refocusing the Adventist Health Message". Ministry. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024.
- ^ Ness, Andy (2004). "Diet, Life Expectancy and Chronic Disease. Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and Other Vegetarians". International Journal of Epidemiology. 33 (3): 620–621. doi:10.1093/ije/dyh157.