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Meet Dr Patrick Holford

An article by Bella Blissett in today’s Evening Standard, begins: “A glance at the average British lifestyle makes terrifying viewing for Dr Patrick Holford, the UK’s top nutritionist.” That doctorate makes an impressive addition to an already rather complicated CV. But where is it from? Did Dr Gillian McKeith put him in touch with the online college that awarded her own “PhD”?

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By Damian Thompson
9 October 2007

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