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Fred Kummerow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Caption: U. of I. emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow, who is 94, has spent nearly six decades studying lipid biochemistry, and is a long-time advocate for a ban on trans fats in food.

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, U. of I. News Bureau.

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