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What's wrong with Gillian McKeith: For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal

2016-02-03 08:57:27

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.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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