Food faddists (also known as pseudoscientific diet advocates) are people who promote fad diets or pseudoscientific dieting ideas. The following people are recognized as notable food faddists, either currently or historically.

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Elliot AbravanelButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. pp. 4-6. Jessica AinscoughGorski, David (2 March 2015). 'The Gerson protocol, cancer, and the death of Jess Ainscough, a.k.a. 'The Wellness Warrior'". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved 10 February 2020. Dan Dale AlexanderBarrett, Stephen, Jarvis, William T. (1993). The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America. Prometheus Books. p. 108. Rasmus Larssen AlsakerCramp, Arthur J. (1936). Nostrums and Quackery and Pseudo-Medicine. Press of American Medical Association. pp. 52-53 Daniel Amen Dave Asprey"The Bulletproof Diet: simplistic, invalid and unscientific". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 24, 2018. Robert Atkins"4 Fad Diets That Don't Really Work". Live Science. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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William J. A. Bailey Fereydoon BatmanghelidjHall, Harriet. (2010). "The Water Cure: Another Example of Self Deception and the "Lone Genius"". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved November 22, 2018. Luigi di BellaBertelli, Gianfilippo. (2006). "DiBella Therapy Was Worthless". Quackwatch. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Sanford BennettStark, James F. (2018). Replace them by Salads and Vegetables: Dietary Innovation, Youthfulness, and Authority, 1900–1939. Global Food History 4 (2): 130-151. Henry G. BielerDeutsch, Ronald M. (1977). The New Nuts Among the Berries. Bull Publishing Company. pp. 88-89 Maximilian Bircher-BennerGratzer, Walter. (2005). Terrors of the Table: The Curious History of Nutrition. Oxford University Press. pp. 197-198. Fitzgerald, Matt. (2015). Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of US. Pegasus. p. 43. "There was, of course, no evidence that the life force that Bircher-Benner deemed all-important actually existed. His peers in the mainstream medical establishment dismissed the life-force concept as unscientific and branded Bircher-Benner a quack." Russell BlaylockBirnbaum, Ian. (March 5, 2017) "The quack behind the MSG scare is still stoking fear for profit", The Outline. Retrieved February 22, 2020. Alfredo Bowman William BradyFishbein, Morris. (1937). The Misrepresentations of William Brady. Journal of the American Medical Association 109 (16): 1282-1283. Paul BraggCramp, Arthur J. (1936). Nostrums and Quackery and Pseudo-Medicine, Volume 3. Press of American Medical Association. pp. 145-147 Johanna Brandt"The Grape Cure". Quackwatch. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Eric R. BravermanZaccaro, Laura.(January 8, 2010). "Diet Success: How Did These People Lose Hundreds of Pounds?", ABC News. Retrieved February 2, 2020. John R. Brinkley Johanna Budwig"Budwig diet". Cancer Research UK. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Stanley BurroughsButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. pp. 276-277. Shapiro, Rose. (2010). Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All. Random House. p. 213.

C Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram Hereward CarringtonBarnett, L. Margaret. (1995). Every Man His Own Physician: Dietetic Fads, 1890-1914. In Harmke Kamminga, Andrew Cunningham. The Science and Culture of Nutrition, 1840-1940. p. 162. Rodopi. Deepak Chopra"Deepak Chopra Says Food Can Help Heal" ABC News, January 6, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2020. Eugene ChristianCramp, Arthur J. (1936). Nostrums and Quackery and Pseudo-Medicine, Volume 3. Press of American Medical Association. pp. 57-59 Hulda Regehr Clark"The Bizarre Claims of Hulda Clark". Quackwatch. Retrieved 30 June 2019. Gabriel Cousens"Simply Raw: Making overcooked claims about raw food diets". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved 13, 2019.

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Peter J. D'Adamo Adelle Davis"The Legacy of Adelle Davis". Quackwatch. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Lorraine DayO'Mathuna, Donal; Larimore, Walt (2010). Alternative Medicine, Zondervan. . p159. Emmet DensmoreAnonymous. (1891). The Natural Food of Man by Emmet Densmore. Edinburgh Medical Journal 36 (2): 754. Arnold DeVries Edward H. DeweyAnonymous. (1910). Food And Feeding. The British Medical Journal 1 (2563): 388-390. Marilyn Diamond Kurt DonsbachButler, Kurt (1992) Consumer's Guide to Alternative Medicine, Prometheus Books. . pp 34-36. George J. DrewsBerry, Rynn. (2007). "Raw Foodism". In Andrew F. Smith. The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Oxford University Press. pp. 493-494.

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Webster Edgerly Arnold EhretButler, Kurt; Rayner, Lynn. (1985). The Best Medicine: The Complete Health and Preventive Medicine Handbook. Harper & Row, Publishers, San Francisco. pp. 133-135. August Engelhardt St. Louis Estes

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Horace FletcherGratzer, Walter. (2005). Terrors of the Table: The Curious History of Nutrition. Oxford University Press. pp. 202-206. Carlton FredericksButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. pp. 36-38.

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Jesse Mercer GehmanIacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael. (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger Publishing. p. 161. Max Gerson"Gerson therapy". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 30 June 2019. Belle Gibson Ann Louise Gittleman Justine C. Glass Sylvester GrahamBarrett, Stephen; Herbert, Victor. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry Is Selling Americans a Bill of Goods. pp. 321-322. Steven Gundry

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Vani Hari"Vani Hari (a.k.a. The Food Babe): The Jenny McCarthy of food". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved 30 June 2019. Gayelord HauserBarrett, Stephen, Jarvis, William T. (1993). The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America. Prometheus Books. p. 79. William Howard HayPyke, Magnus. (1970). The Development of Food Myths. In Gunnar Blix. Food Cultism and Nutrition Quackery. Uppsala. pp. 22-29 Linda Hazzard"The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?". forgottenminnesota.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023. Bob HoffmanBarrett, Stephen; Victor, Herbert. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. pp. 222-223. Adolphus HohenseeBarrett, Stephen; Jarvis, William T. (1993). The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America. Prometheus Books. p. 79. Patrick Holford

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D. C. JarvisBarrett, Stephen; Herbert, Victor. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. p. 323. Jasmuheen Isaac JenningsAnonymous. (1867). Orthopathy and Dr. J. Jennings. Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal 7 (5): 193-194. Adolf JustGardner, Martin. (1957). "Medical Cults: Naturopathy". In Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science. Dover Publications.

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William Donald Kelley Willis Sharpe KilmerHolbrook, Stewart. (1959). The Natural History of Swamp Root. In The Golden Age of Quackery. Collier Books. pp. 113-120 Lelord KordelBarrett, Stephen; Herbert, Victor. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. p. 324. Catherine KousmineSimon Singh; Edzard Ernst (17 August 2008). Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. W. W. Norton. p. 295. Morris Krok

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Henry LindlahrFishbein, Morris. (1932). Fads and Quackery in Healing: An Analysis of the Foibles of the Healing Cults. New York: Covici Friede Publishers. pp. 118-119 Benedict LustBoyle, Eric W. (2013). Quack Medicine: A History of Combating Health Fraud in Twentieth-Century America. Praeger. pp. 85-86.

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Aseem MalhotraMellor, Duane. (2017). "Dietitians like me don't take the Pioppi Diet seriously". The Spectator. Retrieved December 2, 2018. Judy MazelButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. pp. 12-14. Alfred W. McCannDeutsch, Ronald M. (1961). The Nuts Among the Berries. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 131-141 Frank McCoyMalmberg, Carl. (1935). Diet and Die. Hillman-Curl, Inc. pp. 44-46 John A. McDougallButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. pp. 24-27. Gillian McKeithCooke, Rachel. "The vegetable monologues", The Observer, 12 June 2005. Joseph MercolaLevinovitz, Alan. (2015) The Gluten Lie: And Other Myths About What You Eat, Simon and Schuster. Eustace MilesWhorton, James C. (2016 edition). Crusaders for Fitness: The History of American Health Reformers. Princeton University Press. pp. 260-262. Earl MindellBarrett, Stephen; Herbert, Victor. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. pp. 357-358. Theodor Morell James MorisonWhorton, James C. (2000). Inner Hygiene: Constipation and the Pursuit of Health in Modern Society. Oxford University Press. p. 49. Michael Mosley"'Fasting Diet' Fad Could Be Unhealthy, Nutritionists Say". Live Science. Retrieved October 30, 2019. Elijah MuhammadTucker, S. D. (2018). Quacks!: Dodgy Doctors and Foolish Fads Throughout History. Amberley Publishing. pp. 94-100.

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Gary Null

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P Gwyneth Paltrow James Martin PeeblesCramp, Arthur J. (1921). Nostrums and Quackery: Articles on the Nostrum Evil, Quackery and Allied Matters Affecting the Public Health, Volume 2. Press of American Medical Association. pp. 148-150 David Perlmutter Nicholas PerriconeFirth, Maxine (July 21, 2003). "Celebrities are being "irresponsible" in endorsing fad diets that could be harmful, the British Dietetic Association says today", The Independent. Retrieved October 10, 2019. Lydia PinkhamHolbrook, Stewart. (1959). The Lady of Lynn, Mrs. Pinkham. In The Golden Age of Quackery. Collier Books. pp. 63-70 Edward Earle Purinton

R Andrea Rabagliati Matthias Rath Lair Ribeiro John and Vera Richter Seth RobertsFord, John Troubles in Shangri-La on TCSDaily J. I. RodaleBarrett, Stephen; Jarvis, William T. (1993). The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America. Prometheus Books. pp. 382–384.

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Maureen Kennedy SalamanBarrett, Stephen; Victor, Herbert. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. p. 418. Anthony SattilaroButler, Kurt. (1992). A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments. Prometheus Books. p. 23. Gustav SchlickeysenSpencer, Colin. (1995). The Heretic's Feast: A History of Vegetarianism. University Press of New England. p. 276. Herbert M. Shelton Walter Siegmeister Lendon SmithBarrett, Stephen; Victor, Herbert. (1994). The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling America a Bill of Goods. Prometheus Books. pp. 182-183. Suzanne Somers Alois P. SwobodaCramp, Arthur J. (1921). Nostrums and Quackery, Volume 2. Press of American Medical Association. pp. 788-796 Edmund Bordeaux SzekelyAlbala, Ken. (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, Volume 1. Sage Publications. p. 1176.

T Herman Taller John Henry TildenAnonymous. (1938). Pamphlets: Quacks and Quackery. American Medical Association. Bureau of Investigation. p. 50 Kevin TrudeauAssociated Press in Chicago, (March 18, 2014), "Kevin Trudeau jailed for 10 years over weight-loss book claims", The Guardian. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

V Walter L. VoegtlinJohnson, Adrienne Rose. (2015). The Paleo Diet and the American Weight Loss Utopia, 1975–2014. Utopian Studies 26 (1): 101-124. Aajonus Vonderplanitz

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