Ruth Huenemann
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Ruth Huenemann | |
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 Ruth Lois Huenemann | |
| Born | February 5, 1910 |
| Died | August 19, 2005 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Professor University of California, Berkeley |
| Years active | 1941-1974 |
| Known for | Nutrition expert |
| Notable work | The Berkeley Teenage Study (1961–1965) |
Ruth Lois Huenemann (February 5, 1910 – August 19, 2005) was an American public health nutritionist. She was a pioneer in the study of childhood obesity. Huenemann was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and she was the chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Health Sciences in the School of Public Health.
Huenemann was born February 5, 1910, in Waukon, Iowa, United States.[1][2] She grew up in both Wisconsin and South Dakota. She was the second of 14 children born to a farming family.[1] She and her siblings were tall and slender.[3] She graduated high school in 1928. During the Great Depression she became a teacher. She attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in nutrition. In 1941, she graduated from the University of Chicago with a master's degree in nutrition.[1] She taught for a decade at the University of Tennessee as an associate professor. She received a scholarship to attend Harvard University.[3] In 1954 she earned her doctorate from Harvard University.[1]
