Source: http/news.adventist.org/2010/09/in-memory-hardinge-f.html:/
UNITED STATES, September 24, 2010: Dr. Mervyn Hardinge, born in 1914 in Calcutta, India, died in September 2010 at age 96. He was a pioneer in the field of vegetarian nutrition, providing evidence of the benefits of a vegetarian diet during the 1940s. He was a medical doctor and professor, who held doctoral degrees from both Harvard and Stanford universities, and later founded the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University.
His research confirmed that there are adequate amounts of protein in a vegetarian diet and that animal-fat intake is linked to serum cholesterol concentrations. His data was used for many years by researchers evaluating fatty acid content of diets. He wrote more than 60 peer-review journal articles.
[HPI notes: Dr. Mervyn Hardinge, was a member of the Seventh Day Adventists, a Christian group which advocates vegetarianism. His research was instrumental in providing proof to the western medical establishment that a vegetarian diet is healthy — actually, more healthy.]