Milestones Dec. 6, 2004
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DIED. ANCEL KEYS, 100, whose landmark Seven Countries study of 12,000 healthy men across the globe cemented the link between saturated fat and heart disease; in Minneapolis. Known as Mr. Cholesterol, Keys popularized his findings in the 1959 best seller Eat Well and Stay Well and landed on the cover of TIME. Earlier he invented the K-ration, named for him, a nutritious yet tiny meal World War II soldiers carried into combat.
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