Ruth M. Leverton (March 23, 1908 – September 14, 1982) was an American home economist,^[1] known for her groundbreaking research onprotein metabolism. She was a pioneer in usinghuman subjects for controlled feeding studies, where participants lived in university live-in facilities alongside nonparticipants to study nutrient interactions.^[2]

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• Jeffrey S. Hampl and Marilynn I. Schnepf (1999)."Ruth M. Leverton (1908–1982)".Journal of Nutrition.129 (10):1769–1772.doi:10.1093/jn/129.10.1769.PMID 10498746. RetrievedOctober 30, 2010.

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