Ann Louise Gittleman | |
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Born |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | June 27, 1949
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Clayton College of Natural Health, Teachers College, Columbia University |
Years active | 1974–present |
Known for | The Fat Flush Diet |
Website |
annlouise |
Ann Louise Gittleman is an American author and proponent of alternative medicine, especially fad diets. [1] [2] [3] [4] She regards herself as a nutritionist. Gittleman has written more than two dozen books and is known for The Fat Flush Plan, a "detox" diet and exercise program that she developed into a series of books. Gittleman's ideas on health and nutrition are regarded as pseudoscience. [1] [2] [5]
In 2002, she was given a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, an unaccredited and now defunct diploma mill. [6]
In 1994, she was featured in an advertising campaign for Rejuvex, [7] a dietary supplement for menopause symptoms that is not supported by scientific or clinical evidence. [8]
Gittleman has written many books on alternative medical ideas for health and nutrition. Her books have appeared on popular television programs, including 20/20, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, and The Early Show. [9] [10] [11] She has been criticized for promoting incorrect notions about medicine, diet, and electromagnetic radiation. [2] [3]
In 2001, she released her book The Fat Flush Plan, which became a New York Times best seller, reaching #14 on the "Hardcover Advice" list. [12]
In May 2004, The Fat Flush Plan was described along with other low carbohydrate diets in a Time magazine story, The Skinny on Low Carbs. [13]
Gittleman's books have been criticized as inconsistent with the best understanding of health and nutrition, [2] and for presenting scientific research in a simplistic and one-sided manner. [3] [5]
Gittleman's suggestion to detoxify as part of the Fat Flush Plan has made her diet the subject of criticism from some nutritionists and medical doctors. [14] Dr. Judith Stern, vice president of the American Obesity Society, has called the Fat Flush Plan "pseudoscience" that promises everything, but is "a fantasy". [2]
Gittleman's 2010 book Zapped has been met with skepticism by reviewers who say the book incorporates non-scientific concepts to assert the danger of electromagnetic fields, and presents evidence in a biased manner. [3] [4] [1]
Gittleman has written more than two dozen books advocating an alternative medicine approach to health and nutrition. [15] [16]
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Ann Louise Gittleman | |
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Born |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States | June 27, 1949
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Clayton College of Natural Health, Teachers College, Columbia University |
Years active | 1974–present |
Known for | The Fat Flush Diet |
Website |
annlouise |
Ann Louise Gittleman is an American author and proponent of alternative medicine, especially fad diets. [1] [2] [3] [4] She regards herself as a nutritionist. Gittleman has written more than two dozen books and is known for The Fat Flush Plan, a "detox" diet and exercise program that she developed into a series of books. Gittleman's ideas on health and nutrition are regarded as pseudoscience. [1] [2] [5]
In 2002, she was given a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, an unaccredited and now defunct diploma mill. [6]
In 1994, she was featured in an advertising campaign for Rejuvex, [7] a dietary supplement for menopause symptoms that is not supported by scientific or clinical evidence. [8]
Gittleman has written many books on alternative medical ideas for health and nutrition. Her books have appeared on popular television programs, including 20/20, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, and The Early Show. [9] [10] [11] She has been criticized for promoting incorrect notions about medicine, diet, and electromagnetic radiation. [2] [3]
In 2001, she released her book The Fat Flush Plan, which became a New York Times best seller, reaching #14 on the "Hardcover Advice" list. [12]
In May 2004, The Fat Flush Plan was described along with other low carbohydrate diets in a Time magazine story, The Skinny on Low Carbs. [13]
Gittleman's books have been criticized as inconsistent with the best understanding of health and nutrition, [2] and for presenting scientific research in a simplistic and one-sided manner. [3] [5]
Gittleman's suggestion to detoxify as part of the Fat Flush Plan has made her diet the subject of criticism from some nutritionists and medical doctors. [14] Dr. Judith Stern, vice president of the American Obesity Society, has called the Fat Flush Plan "pseudoscience" that promises everything, but is "a fantasy". [2]
Gittleman's 2010 book Zapped has been met with skepticism by reviewers who say the book incorporates non-scientific concepts to assert the danger of electromagnetic fields, and presents evidence in a biased manner. [3] [4] [1]
Gittleman has written more than two dozen books advocating an alternative medicine approach to health and nutrition. [15] [16]
Select titles: