You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life
by Gillian McKeith
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Author: Gillian McKeithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-28
ISBN: 0452287170
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Plume
Book Reviews of You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life
Book Review: "Dr" Gillian McKeith - Beware of BS
Summary: 1 Stars
The only qualifications "Dr" McKeith has from well-established and prestigous institutions are for subjects with no connection to nutrition or diet (Linguistics and Language, International Relations).
Gillian McKeith in the news
"Dr" Gillian McKeith in the news - search Google news for recent stories: "Dr" Gillian McKeith news
* February 2007 - UK Advertising Standards Authority: Gillian McKeith's use of the title "Dr" was misleading. The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of a complaint made about McKeith's use of the title "Dr" on the basis of a correspondence course PhD gained from a non-accredited American college. Ms McKeith has now agreed to refrain from using "Dr" in her advertisements. More details at Ben Goldacre's Bad Science site and in this Times article.
* November 2006 - MRHA order withdrawal of Gillian McKeith products. The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) has ordered the withdrawal of two of Gillian McKeith's products. The MHRA discovered that Gillian McKeith's organisation was advertising and selling goods without legal authorisation whilst making medicinal claims about their efficacy. See the MRHA press release for more information. Note that McKeith's own website has claimed that the withdrawal of her products was due to "new EU licensing laws regarding herbal products". As reported by Ben Goldacre on his Bad Science website, the MRHA have confirmed that this is not true.
* June 2006 - voted off the X-factor. Many TV viewers in the UK will, unfortunately, be aware of "Dr" Gillian McKeith's recent involvement in The X Factor: Battle of the Stars TV program. Thankfully, Gillian was voted off, after receiving some harsh words about her performance of the "Shoop Shoop Song" from the judges ("I think if you are what you eat...that was a bit like salmonella."). Much more highly recommended is this light-hearted musical animation of "Dr" Gillian McKeith singing "I just want to look at your poo".
* April 2006 - McKeith detox diets investigated. An interesting story about an investigation into detox diets can be seen on this page (see also this BBC press release). Claims made by the "Gillian McKeith 24 hour Detox" product are being examined (for example it claims to "cleanse and normalise your body's vital organs, including liver, bowels, gall bladder, spleen and abdominal intestine system"). What I found interesting was the response by Gillian McKeith's company who said that "they believed the claims complied with current legislation and that 'packaging is changed immediately if it is found to be out of line' ". Does that mean they can say what they like, and if the claims are found to be unsubstantiated, they just change the packaging? Great!?!
Gillian McKeith's qualifications
There has been quite a bit of interest in "Dr" Gillian McKeith's qualifications, particularly following her recent "You Are What You Eat" TV series. This isn't surprising given the absurdity of much of what she says. Interestingly, she has recently changed what she herself claims about her qualifications (on her website), presumably in response to people who pointed out that she was either being deliberately vague or was deliberately misleading people.
A quick overview of "Dr" Gillian McKeith's qualifications looks like this:
* First degree in Language and Linguistics from Edinburgh University
* Masters in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania
(Notice that Gillian McKeith doesn't have a first degree in any scientific subject, or anything even remotely connected with medicine or nutrition...)
* Masters in Holistic Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition (now Clayton College)
* PhD in Holistic Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition (now Clayton College)
The Holistic Nutrition degrees were obtained as paid, correspondence courses from a non-accredited institution (see below). It's also important to keep in mind that you can get a masters and PhD in "Holistic Nutrition" from this institution, as Gillian McKeith did, with no previous scientific background whatsoever. That's right! In relation to previous degrees, the entry criteria for the Masters course just specify that you have "a bachelors degree", which can be in any subject: History, Music, Medieval Knitting...
I confirmed this with Clayton College, who replied "You can enter our Master's degree programs with any Bachelor's degree. The prerequisites will give you all the science you will need". So there you have it, you might never have studied science since school days, yet you can get a masters and PhD in Holistic Nutrition with no further science education required, you just complete a few warm-up science courses to kick off your masters, then on to the PhD!
"Dr" Gillian McKeith describes her qualifications
Some time ago, her website used to say this about her qualifications:
"Gillian holds certificates, degrees and a doctorate (PhD) from top colleges and universities including Ivy League's University of Pennsylvania (USA), Edinburgh University, the American College of Nutrition, the East West College of Herbalism, the Kailish Centre of Oriental Medicine and the London School of Acupuncture" (view archived version of this page).
What this failed to make clear is that the qualifications Gillian McKeith gained from the two well-respected institutions are in subjects entirely unrelated to diet and nutrition: she got a degree in Language and Linguistics from Edinburgh University and a masters in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
"Dr" Gillian McKeith's PhD
Notice also how, in the quote above, the word "PhD" appears in cosy proximity to "University of Pennsylvania". Nice touch that. So what about that PhD then? Where did she do it and what was it on? Despite several emails requesting information on the title and subject of her PhD (as well as any scientific papers "Dr" McKeith might have published, as if!), I got no response.
However, the same page on Gillian McKeith's current website says:
"She graduated from the University of Edinburgh and received her Masters Degree from the Ivy-League University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.... She then spent several years re-training for a Masters and doctorate (PhD) in Holistic Nutrition from the American Holistic College of Nutrition (USA). She holds Certificates from the London School of Acupuncture and the Kailash Centre of Oriental Medicine."
Notice again that the subject areas of Gillian McKeith's first two degrees (Linguistics and Language, International Relations) are conveniently omitted. But at least we now find out that her PhD comes from the American Holistic College of Nutrition. But didn't the earlier version of this page talk about degrees from the American College of Nutrition? These are two quite separate institutions - she wouldn't be trying to confuse a non-accredited institution with no reputation with a similarly-named institution with a much better reputation would she? Although that would have given the impression that her PhD might actually count for something...
Ben Goldacre from the Guardian has cleared up the confusion. He writes:
"She has claimed to have a PhD from the American College of Nutrition. In fact, she does not have a PhD from there. Her PR says this was an isolated, accidental error and an intern might have got the name of the college wrong. This is not an isolated error: she also claims to have a degree from the ACN in her book, Dr Gillian McKeith's Living Food for Health. Where is her PhD actually from? The same place as her Masters degree: the Clayton College of Natural Health [see note below]. The cost of the course is currently $5,300 (nearly £3,000), online or by post. There is, if you're interested, a discount if you pay for your Masters at the same time. It's a non-accredited correspondence course, which is not recognised by the US secretary for education for the purpose of educational grants".
Note that Clayton College of Natural Health was previously known as the American Holistic College of Nutrition.
Read Ben's complete article on Gillian McKeith.
Full Article: http://jmdl.com/howard/rants/Gillian_McKeith.html
Summary of You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life
First, Dr. Gillian McKeith turned Britain?s worst eaters around with incredible results. Then, the internationally renowned nutritionist brought her groundbreaking plan to America, and not a minute too soon. You Are What You Eat brings together practical advice and real-life stories to create a diet makeover designed for everyone. You Are What You Eat includes:
? Dr. Gillian?s ?Diet of Abundance?
? A 7-Day startup plan
? The Food IQ Test and more!
? Dr. Gillian?s ?Diet of Abundance?
? A 7-Day startup plan
? The Food IQ Test and more!
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