Background
Forbes, Allan Louis was born on July 28, 1928 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Campbell and Irene Byrd (Duval) Forbes.
physician foods and nutrition consultant
Forbes, Allan Louis was born on July 28, 1928 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Campbell and Irene Byrd (Duval) Forbes.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University of Canberra, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Virginia, 1953. Master of Science in Biochemistry, Medical College Virginia, 1964.
Diplomate, National War College, 1968.
Rotating intern, Montreal (Quebec, Canada) General Hospital, 1953-1954;
resident in internal medicine, Medical College Virginia, 1954-1956;
chief clinical physiology branch, United States Army Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory, Denver, 1956-1958;
clinical investigator, Veterans Administration Hospital., Richmond, 1958-1961;
assistant director medical programs, interdepartmental commission on nutrition for national defense, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Disease, Bethesda, Maryland., 1961-1963;
medical officer science analysis branch, Life Science division Office Chief of Research and Development, United States Army General Staff, Washington, 1963-1970;
branch chief, Life Science division Office Chief of Research and Development, United States Army General Staff, 1968-1970;
with, Bureau Foods, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1970-1973, 74-89;
director division nutrition, Bureau Foods, Food and Drug Administration, 1972-1973, 74-75;
director Office Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Bureau Foods, Food and Drug Administration, 1975-1979;
director Office Nutrition and Food Sciences, Bureau Foods, Food and Drug Administration, 1979-1989. Director Nutrition Bureau, Health and Welfare Canada, 1973-1974. Chairman of Commission on nutritional aspects food Studies., International U. Nutritional Sciences, 1978-1992.
Member, chairman numerous national and international groups on human nutrition.
Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Institute Nutrition. Member American Society Clinical Nutrition (president-elect 1983-1985, board directors), Academy Medicine Washington, Canada Society Nutritional Science, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Clubs: Cosmos.
Married Janie Catherine Robb, June 12, 1954. Children: Laurie Elizabeth, Ellen Irene Robb, John Campbell.