At Age 100, Heart Health Pioneer Still Doing Research
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Dr. Jeremiah Stamler is considered the father of preventive cardiology.
These days, we know that eating foods high in saturated fats, salt and cholesterol is unhealthy. But that wasn’t always the accepted wisdom. And the doctor whose research led to many of those discoveries just celebrated a milestone. Meet Dr. Jeremiah Stamler.
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At Age 100, Heart Health Pioneer Still Doing Research
Clip: 1/14/2020 | 4m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
These days, we know that eating foods high in saturated fats, salt and cholesterol is unhealthy. But that wasn’t always the accepted wisdom. And the doctor whose research led to many of those discoveries just celebrated a milestone. Meet Dr. Jeremiah Stamler.
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