Ann Louise Gittleman
Born	(1949-06-27)June 27, 1949 (age 76) Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Education	Clayton College of Natural Health,Teachers College, Columbia University
Years active	1974–present
Known for	The Fat Flush Diet
Website	annlouise.com

Ann Louise Gittleman (born June 27, 1949) is an American author and proponent ofalternative medicine, especiallyfad diets.^[1][2][3][4] She regards herself as anutritionist. Gittleman has written more than two dozen books and is known forThe Fat Flush Plan, a"detox" diet and exercise program that she developed into a series of books. Gittleman's ideas on health and nutrition are regarded aspseudoscience.^[1][2][5]

In 2002, she was given a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition fromClayton College of Natural Health, an unaccredited and now defunctdiploma mill.^[6]

In 1994, she was featured in an advertising campaign for Rejuvex,^[7] adietary supplement formenopause symptoms that is not supported by scientific or clinical evidence.^[8]

Gittleman has written many books onalternative medical ideas for health and nutrition. Her books have appeared on popular television programs, including20/20,Dr. Phil,Good Morning America, andThe Early Show.^[9][10][11] She has been criticized for promoting incorrect notions about medicine, diet, and electromagnetic radiation.^[2][3]

In 2001, she released her bookThe Fat Flush Plan, which became aNew York Times best seller, reaching #14 on the "Hardcover Advice" list.^[12]

In May 2004,The Fat Flush Plan was described along with other low carbohydrate diets in aTime magazine story,The Skinny on Low Carbs.^[13]

Gittleman's books have been criticized as inconsistent with the best understanding of health and nutrition,^[2] and for presenting scientific research in a simplistic and one-sided manner.^[3][5]

Gittleman's suggestion todetoxify as part of theFat Flush Plan has made her diet the subject of criticism from some nutritionists and medical doctors.^[14] Dr. Judith Stern, vice president of theAmerican Obesity Society, has called theFat Flush Plan "pseudoscience" that promises everything, but is "a fantasy".^[2]

Gittleman's 2010 bookZapped has been met with skepticism by reviewers who say the book incorporates non-scientific concepts to assert the danger ofelectromagnetic fields, and presents evidence in a biased manner.^[3][4][1]

Gittleman has written more than two dozen books advocating analternative medicine approach to health and nutrition.^[15][16]

Select titles:

• Before the Change. HarperSanFrancisco. 1998.ISBN 978-0-06-056087-4. (Revised and Updated. HarperSanFrancisco. 2003.ISBN 978-0-06-056087-4.New York Times bestseller^[16])
• The Fat Flush Plan. McGraw-Hill. 2002.ISBN 978-0-07-138383-7.
• The Fast Track Detox Diet. Morgan Road Books/Doubleday Broadway. 2005.ISBN 978-0-7679-2046-9.
• The Fast Track One-Day Detox Diet. Morgan Road Books/Doubleday Broadway. 2005.ISBN 978-0-7393-2020-4.
• The Gut Flush Plan. Avery. 2008.ISBN 978-1-61556-812-3.
• Zapped. HarperOne. 2010.ISBN 978-0-06-186427-8.
• Fat Flush for Life. Da Capo Press. 2010.ISBN 978-0-7382-1366-8. Top 10 Notable New Diet Books of 2010 byTime magazine^[17]

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• American women nutritionists
• Jewish American non-fiction writers
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