Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844 to 1907) was an American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, considered the father of modern nutrition research and education. He developed the Atwater system, which laid the groundwork for nutrition science in the United States and later inspired modern Olympic nutrition, and he directed the first United States Agricultural Experiment Station at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, while serving as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's first chief of nutrition investigations.
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Defining ContributionDeveloped the Atwater system for measuring the caloric value of foods, laying the groundwork for nutrition science in the United States; considered the father of modern nutrition research and education. 1 In the Other Atlases
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Wilbur Olin Atwater (May 3, 1844, September 22, 1907) was an American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism, and is considered the father of modern nutrition research and education.
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He is credited with developing the Atwater system, which laid the groundwork for nutrition science in the United States and inspired modern Olympic nutrition.
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