John Garrow
| John Garrow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | nutrition |
| Known for | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Professor John Garrow (born 1929), MD, PhD (St Andrews), FRCP (Ed), FRCP (Lond) was editor of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition from 1988 to 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 at the MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, and member of Department of Health Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA); Chair of the Joint Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education and the 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 nutritionist Gillian McKeith.[4]
Authorship
"Obesity and Related Diseases" (Churchill-Livingstone, 1988) and over 200 peer-reviewed papers on human nutrition.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "HealthWatch UK - The Committee".
- ↑ "Healing in Harmony", The Guardian, February 26, 2000
- ↑ Brooker, Emma (November 24, 1996), "Quackbusters Under Siege", Independent, The (London)
- ↑ Ben Goldacre, "A menace to science", Guardian, 12 February 2007.
References
- Rössner, Stephan (May 2008), "John Garrow (1929- ) treat obesity seriously!", Obesity Reviews: an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 9 (3): 264–5, doi:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00407.x, PMID 18419672.