Gillian McKeith

Who is Gillian McKeith?

Gillian McKeith is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. She is the former host in the UK of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat and Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever, and as of 2010 presents Eat Yourself Sexy on the W Network in Canada. She is the author of several books about nutrition, including You Are What You Eat, and Dr Gillian McKeith's Ultimate Health Plan.

McKeith takes a holistic approach to health, promoting exercise, a pescetarian diet high in fruits and vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, and tofu, and the avoidance of processed and high-calorie foods, sugar and fat, red meat, alcohol, caffeine, white flour, and additives. She recommends detox diets and colonic irrigation, argues that the colour of food is nutritionally significant, and claims that she can diagnose ailments by examining people's tongues and stools.

McKeith describes herself as having one or more PhDs, but in fact possesses only one qualification, from a non-accredited institution. She has been barred by the British Advertising Standards Authority from using the title Doctor in advertisements on the grounds that to continue to do so would be misleading.