Gillian McKeith
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | What can we say about Gillian McKeith that isn't potentially defamatory? Well, she was born in September 1959 in Perth, Scotland, and wrote a number of books on the subject of nutrition. This led to the television series ''You Are What You Eat'' (2004-7) on Channel 4, where she changed people's diets by shouting at them | + | What can we say about Gillian McKeith that isn't potentially defamatory? Well, she was born in September 1959 in Perth, Scotland, and wrote a number of books on the subject of nutrition. This led to the television series ''You Are What You Eat'' (2004-7) on Channel 4, where she changed people's diets by shouting at them and pointing at their faeces. A competitive version of this format was made in 2007. It emerged around this time that Ms. McKeith was not a qualified medical practitioner and that her Ph.D. was not from a recognised academic institution; as a result of these revelations, she ceased to describe herself as "Dr. McKeith", because she is not a doctor. |
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith Wikipedia entry] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith Wikipedia entry] on Gillian McKeith debunking everything she stands for. And that's from a neutral point of view! |
[[Category:People|McKeith, Gillian]] | [[Category:People|McKeith, Gillian]] | ||
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Biography
What can we say about Gillian McKeith that isn't potentially defamatory? Well, she was born in September 1959 in Perth, Scotland, and wrote a number of books on the subject of nutrition. This led to the television series You Are What You Eat (2004-7) on Channel 4, where she changed people's diets by shouting at them and pointing at their faeces. A competitive version of this format was made in 2007. It emerged around this time that Ms. McKeith was not a qualified medical practitioner and that her Ph.D. was not from a recognised academic institution; as a result of these revelations, she ceased to describe herself as "Dr. McKeith", because she is not a doctor.
Web links
Wikipedia entry on Gillian McKeith debunking everything she stands for. And that's from a neutral point of view!
