Ann Louise Gittleman

Ann Louise Gittleman (born June 27, 1949) is an American author and proponent of alternative medicine, especially fad diets.

In 1994, she was featured in an advertising campaign for Rejuvex, a dietary supplement for menopause symptoms that is not supported by scientific or clinical evidence.

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. She has been criticized for promoting incorrect notions about medicine, diet, and electromagnetic radiation.

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.

Gittleman's books have been criticized as inconsistent with the best understanding of health and nutrition,

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. Dr. Judith Stern, vice president of the American Obesity Society, has called the Fat Flush Plan "pseudoscience" that promises everything, but is "a fantasy".

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.

Gittleman has written more than two dozen books advocating an alternative medicine approach to health and nutrition.

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( New York Times bestseller