Joan Sabate received his Doctor of Medicine from the Autonomous Univ of Barcelona in 1977, his Master of Public Health from Loma Linda University in 1987, and his Doctor of Public Health from Loma Linda University in 1989. He is a Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Loma Linda University School of Public Health where he directs the Center for Nutrition, Lifestyle and Disease Prevention. Originally from Spain, Dr. Sabaté is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine who moved to the U.S.A. to further train in Public Health Nutrition. He obtained a doctorate in Nutrition and a Fellowship in Nutritional Epidemiology. Being a member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is his most recent service to public health. Dr. Sabaté maintains three broad areas of research outlined below: The health effects of nut consumption, Vegetarian nutrition, and Environmental nutrition and sustainable diets.