About John Garrow
Lived 1929 – 2016 (aged 87). John Garrow was a British nutritionist and physician, known for European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
John Stuart Garrow (19 April 1929 – 22 June 2016) was a British nutritionist. He was the editor of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition from 1988 to 1999. (formerly the Campaign against Health Fraud) from 1991–1993, 1997–1999, 2003–2005.
Garrow was a critic of television personality Gillian McKeith over her pseudoscientific approach to human nutrition. He wrote over 200 peer-reviewed papers on human nutrition.
He died on 22 June 2016 at the age of 87.
Selected publications
Energy Balance and Obesity in Man (1978) Treat Obesity Seriously: A Clinical Manual (1981) Obesity and Related Diseases (1988) Human Nutrition and Dietetics (1993)
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Who was John Garrow?
British nutricianist
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John Garrow was born on 19 April 1929 in Dundee.
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John Garrow died on 22 June 2016 in South Cave.
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John Garrow was a nutritionist and physician.
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John Garrow was known for European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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John Garrow was British.
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