John Garrow

John Garrow

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Professor John Garrow(1929- ), MD, PhD (St Andrews), FRCP(Ed), FRCP(Lond) was editor of European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988-1999.

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.

He was the head of Nutrition Research Unit MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, and member of Department of Health Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA); Chair of Joint Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education and Chair of Association for the Study of Obesity.

He has been the chairman of HealthWatch, [ Citation
title = Healing in Harmony
newspaper = The Guardian
year = 2000
date = February 26 2000
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2000/feb/26/weekend7.weekend6] formerly the Campaign against Health Fraud, [ Citation
last = Brooker
first = Emma
title = Quackbusters Under Siege
newspaper = Independent, The (London)
year = 1996
date = Nov 24, 1996
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19961124/ai_n14082359] from 1991-1993, 1997-1999, 2003-2005.cite web|url=http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/committee.html|title=HealthWatch UK - The Committee]

He is a critic of Gillian McKeith.

Authorship

"Obesity and Related Diseases" (Churchill-Livingstone, 1988) and over 200 peer-reviewed papers on human nutrition.

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