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'''Adelle Davis''' (25 February 1904 – 31 May 1974) was an American writer and [[nutritionist]], considered "the most famous nutritionist in the early to mid-20th century."<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PJ0dBAAAQBAJ&q=It%E2%80%99s%20All%20about%20Nutrition%3A%20Saving%20the%20Health%20of%20Americans&pg=PA150|title=It's All about Nutrition: Saving the Health of Americans|last=Bissonnette|first=David|publisher=University Press of America|year=2014|isbn=9780761863809|quote=The suspicion that our diet as a nation was making us sick, certainly began with the early books of Adelle Davis, who became the most famous nutritionist in the early to mid-2oth20th century.|access-date=31 July 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref>{{Rp|150}} She was an advocate for improved health through better nutrition. She wrote an early textbook on nutrition in 1942, followed by four best-selling books for consumers which praised the value of natural foods and criticized the diet of the average American. Her books sold over 10 million copies and helped shape America's eating habits.

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