Richard A. Passwater

RICHARD A. PASSWATER, Ph.D., was a research biochemist who wrote more than 45 books and 600 articles on nutrition, including his 1975 national bestseller Super-Nutrition: Megavitamin Revolution.

Passwater received the James Lind Scientific Achievement Award in 2004 and was inducted into the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame in 2021. He held senior research roles at Allied Chemical Corporation, Baxter-Travenol Laboratories, and Solgar Vitamin & Herb Company, where he served as Vice President of Research and Development.

Active in nutritional research since 1959, Passwater served as science editor of WholeFoods Magazine for 36 years, authoring its "Vitamin Connection" column. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Bernadean University of Nevada.

Passwater passed away on April 28, 2022, at the age of 84.

Richard A. Passwater’s books are published by Basic Health Publications, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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