Artemis P. Simopoulos is an American physician and endocrinologist, who authored several books on diet and nutrition. She is the founder and president of the non-profit educational organizationCenter for Genetics, Nutrition and Health since 1990 and a founding member of theInternational Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids in 1991.[1] She is a researcher who publishes on diet and health, and organizes conferences on the subject.[2][3][4] She is noted for her work onpolyunsaturated fat.[5] She was also the chair of the nutrition coordinating committee of theNational Institute of Health for nine years.[6]
