John Garrow

John Garrow

John Garrow
Born 1929
Nationality United Kingdom
Fields nutrition
Known for European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Professor John Garrow (1929- ), MD, PhD (St Andrews), FRCP (Ed), FRCP (Lond) was editor of European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988-1999. [1]

He was formerly Professor of Human Nutrition, University of London, Honorary consultant physician St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Mark's Hospital, Royal London Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital.[1]

He was the head of Nutrition Research Unit MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, and member of Department of Health Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA); Chair of Joint Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education and Chair of Association for the Study of Obesity.[1]

He has been the chairman of HealthWatch,[2] formerly the Campaign against Health Fraud,[3] from 1991-1993, 1997-1999, 2003-2005.[1]

He is a critic of Gillian McKeith.[4]

Authorship

"Obesity and Related Diseases" (Churchill-Livingstone, 1988) and over 200 peer-reviewed papers on human nutrition.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "HealthWatch UK - The Committee". http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/committee.html. 
  2. ^ "Healing in Harmony", The Guardian, February 26 2000, http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2000/feb/26/weekend7.weekend6 
  3. ^ Brooker, Emma (November 24, 1996), "Quackbusters Under Siege", Independent, The (London), http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19961124/ai_n14082359 
  4. ^ Ben Goldacre, "A menace to science", Guardian, 12 February 2007.

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