TV dietician to stop using title Dr in adverts
Gillian McKeith, the You Are What You Eat presenter, has agreed to drop the title Dr from her company's advertising after a complaint to the ASA. By Owen Gibson.
What’s wrong with Gillian McKeith
For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in. Yet the real problem is not what she calls herself, but the mumbo-jumbo she dresses up as scientific fact, says Ben Goldacre.
Shoppers given list of high-salt foods and urged to boycott them
· Staples such as cereals and bread named and shamed· Consumers urged to seek healthier alternatives
The man who ruined our appetite
Eric Schlosser's hard-hitting bestseller Fast Food Nation made the world think twice about burgers and fries - and made him some powerful corporate enemies. Now, with a compelling new film of his book set for release, Rachel Cooke asks whether he is winning the fight for healthy food.
Is tomato and broccoli a good combination?
Feargus O'Sullivan: Tales of the miraculous cancer-busting properties of lycopene, the red pigment found in tomatoes and peppers, have been around for years.
Superfoods
Garlic is the most widely used medicinal plant in history. A member of the onion family, it is known for its antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral properties, and has been used by the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Chinese to help cure … Continue reading
Food firms take on official watchdog in battle of the labels
· Critics say industry health advice will baffle many· Details to be revealed of £4m publicity drive