Background
Gibbons, DeLamar was born on February 16, 1929 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of Hyram Gibbons and Claudia (Johnson) Gibbons.
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DeLamar Gibbons
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DeLamar Gibbons, American family physician. Achievements include discovery of fructose intolerance in causing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; discovery of absence of cancer among Navaho Indians and relation to their non-use of eggs in their diet; discovery of cholestaway -- a safer, more effective anti-cholesteral agent; discovery of bolas sugar as cause of restless legs syndrome.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Utah State University, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1959.
Career
Intern, Sale Lake Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1959-1960; private practice family physician, Blanding, Utah., 1960-1982; group practice, Alexandria, Virginia director clinical research, Sat. Evening Post, 1984-1987; private practice family physician, Idaho.
Achievements
Membership
Mayor City of Blanding, 1976-1980. Corporal Signal corpus, United States army, 1951-1953. Member Utah State Medical Society (trustee), Southeastern Utah Medical Society (president), Ensign Club.
Connections
Married Alberta Krommenhoek, December 15, 1960. Children: Charlotte, DeGrant, Robyn Evans, Mignon Clegg, Gregory.
