Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Alan N Howard

Biography

 Alan N Howard MA, PhD,ScD(Hon), FRSC Wilkins Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge University and Honorary Professor at University of Ulster. His career at Cambridge University spans 60 years and he has held positions in the Department of Investigative Medicine and Pathology as well as the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory, before founding his own laboratory at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, which was closed in 1999. He has published over 250 original articles in medical literature and authored and edited 8 major books on coronary heart disease and obesity. He was co-founder of the International Journal of Obesity and was involved in the foundation of the International Congress on Obesity and the European Atherosclerosis Society. His work on obesity led to the development of Very Low Calorie Diets, leading to a number of commercial products including his own formulation of the Cambridge Diet, which has been used by millions of people worldwide. In 1982, he established the Howard Foundation, a charitable trust supporting bio-medical research at the University of Cambridge, and which donated sums for 3 buildings at Downing College for completion in 1987 , 1994 and 2009.He currently lives in Cambridge and Cannes,France

Research Interest

Medical Science