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Gillian McKeith (born 28 September 1959) is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter and writer. She previously hosted Channel 4's You Are What You Eat and Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever in the UK for several series. She writes a weekly column for Reveal magazine and is the author of a number of books about nutrition, including You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life (2004).

The British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found McKeith guilty of "selling goods without legal authorisation whilst making medicinal claims about their efficacy". In an article entitled "A menace to science", Dr Ben Goldacre criticised McKeith for using a number of legal threats to silence critics of her work. His book Bad Science dedicates a chapter to a detailed rebuttal of McKeith's scientific credibility.

Health professionals have criticised her nutritional advice and questioned the validity of her qualifications, specifically her PhD. Another issue was "informally resolved" in 2007 by the ASA following a complaint that her use of the title 'Doctor' was misleading because her PhD was from a college not accredited by "any recognised educational authority". She then agreed to stop using the title 'Doctor' on her products, claiming she understood the complaint to be about one leaflet's failure to note her PhD "without the usual disclaimer she was not a medical doctor".

McKeith's programme takes a holistic approach to nutrition and ill health, promoting exercise, a pescetarian diet high in organic fruits and vegetables, and suggesting the avoidance of processed and high-calorie foods. She recommends detox diets colonic irrigation and supplements, also making statements that yeast is harmful, that the colour of food is nutritionally significant, and about the utility of lingual and faecal examination. Amanda Wynne, senior dietician with the British Dietetic Association, said: "I think it is obvious she has not a clue about nutrition. In fact her advice, if followed to the limit, could be dangerous. Her TV programme takes obese people and puts them on a crash diet that is very hazardous to health."

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Total Books: 27
You Are What You Eat Cookbook More Than 150 Healthy and Delicious Recipes
Women's Health A Practical Guide to All the Stages and Ages of the Female Life Cycle
Gillian McKeith's Food Bible How to Use Food to Cure What Ails You
Du bist was du isst  Das Kochbuch
2008 - Du Bist Was Du Isst Das Kochbuch (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783442169399
ISBN-10: 3442169399
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Gillian McKeith's Wedding Countdown Diet How to Look and Feel Amazing on Your Big Day
Dr Gillian McKeith's Shopping Guide
2007 - Dr Gillian Mckeith's Shopping Guide (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780718149543
ISBN-10: 0718149548
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Reference
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

You Are What You Eat  Cookbook Over 150 Healthy and Delicious Recipes
Eres Lo Que Comes / You Are What You Eat  the Plan That Will Change Your Life Las Recetas 150 Saludables Y Deliciosas Recetas
Du bist was du isst
2006 - Du Bist Was Du Isst (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783442167562
ISBN-10: 3442167566
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You Are What You Eat  The Plan That Will Change Your Life
2006 - You Are What You Eat the Plan That Will Change Your Life (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452287174
ISBN-10: 0452287170
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 17

Dr Gillian McKeith's Ultimate Health Plan
2006 - Dr Gillian Mckeith's Ultimate Health Plan (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780718148911
ISBN-10: 0718148916
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

Dr Gillian McKeith's Living Food for Health
2005 - Dr Gillian Mckeith's Living Food for Health (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780749926731
ISBN-10: 0749926732
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Horizonte 8 Geschichte Gymnasium Bayern
2005 - Horizonte 8 Geschichte Gymnasium Bayern (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783141110289
ISBN-10: 314111028X
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You Are What You Eat  The Plan that Will Change Your Life
2005 - You Are What You Eat the Plan That Will Change Your Life (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780525948919
ISBN-10: 0525948910
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 5

You Are What You Eat Cookbook
2005 - You Are What You Eat Cookbook (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780718147976
ISBN-10: 0718147979
Genres: Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

DrGillian McKeith's Great Food for Great Sex
2004 - Drgillian Mckeith's Great Food for Great Sex (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780749924843
ISBN-10: 0749924845
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
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Dr McKeith's 10 Steps to Perfect Health for New Mothers
2002 - Dr Mckeith's 10 Steps to Perfect Health for New Mothers (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780879839888
ISBN-10: 0879839880
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
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Dr Gillian McKeith's Living Food for Health 12 Natural Superfoods to Transform Your Health
2000 - Dr Gillian Mckeith's Living Food for Health 12 Natural Superfoods to Transform Your Health (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780749920746
ISBN-10: 0749920742
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Miracle Superfood Wild BlueGreen Algae
1998 - Miracle Superfood Wild Bluegreen Algae (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780879837297
ISBN-10: 0879837292
Genre: Health, Fitness & Dieting
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Gillian Mckeith's Health Food Bible
Gillian Mckeith's Health Food Bible (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780718148904
ISBN-10: 0718148908
Genres: Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Eres Lo Que Comes/ You Are What You Eat
Eres Lo Que Comes/ You Are What You Eat [Nutricion y Dietetica] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788408067146
ISBN-10: 8408067141
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nonfiction
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