Sir Jim Mann | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Jim_Mann_KNZM_(cropped).jpg) Mann in 2022 | |
| Born | Joel Ivor Mann 30 September 1944 George, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Spouse |
Helene Vicary Jones (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Endocrinology, human nutrition |
| Thesis | Some factors influencing serum triglyceride in man (1971) |
| Doctoral students | Rachael McLean |
| Website | University of Otago profile |
Sir Joel Ivor Mann KNZM (born 30 September 1944), generally known as Jim Mann, is a New Zealand nutritionist and endocrinologist. He is professor in human nutrition and medicine at the University of Otago and consultant physician (endocrinology) at Dunedin Hospital. He has researched the role of lipids and carbohydrates in coronary heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, as well as the relationship between obesity and cancer.[1] He was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours.
- ^ "Professor Jim Mann". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 January 2019.