Ian Marber
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Ian Marber, born in London on December 15, 1963, is a nutrition therapist, well known author and one of the founding members of The Food Doctor, a leading UK healthy eating brand and nutrition
clinic in London.
The Food Doctor has positioned itself in the field of healthier eating with a range of both of fresh and dried food products, on-line consultancy, nutrition books and print media aimed at the general public.
Marber’s, having spent most of his early years struggling with undiagnosed Coeliac Disease
which was wrongly diagnosed as Irritable Bowel Syndrome
, life was metamorphosised after receiving a correct diagnosis in 1993. This experience inspired him to change his career and study as a nutritional therapist.
Marber trained at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition
(I.O.N), based in Richmond, South West London; the institute was established in 1984 by fellow nutritionist Patrick Holford
and Dr Linus Pauling
. Marber received his Nutritional Therapy Diploma in 1999 and has since been made a Fellow at the Institute and remains one or their most high profile graduates. In 2009 at the 25th anniversary celebration of the I.O.N he was awarded the Best Media Advocate for his extensive publications and media presence.
Ian Marber is a well-known member of Coeliac UK and has promoted public awareness around the disease.
Marber’s nutrition consultancy is based around one-to-one consultations, heath and cookbooks. He believes in a simple, sensible and achievable roadmap for personal health and wellbeing.
“We believe that the correct nutrition is the cornerstone to good health and vitality, and design foods to achieve this backed up by fact.” Ian Marber
Low-cost airline, Easyjet
, in a bid to provide healthier food on board started offering the Food Doctor products in 2007: Get Set bars, Original Seed Sachets and Soya Nuts.
The UK high-street brand WH Smith also took on a selection of their products and made these available in airports and railways stations. The range has recently been extended to include fresh food products following his nutritional principles.
show Richard and Judy
. Over a period of 7 years he would discuss relevant news features, and viewers dieting concerns with hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan. In the final year of the show Marber presented two ten week stands, ‘House Calls’ and ‘Fat Boys Slim’ which culminated in 5 overweight viewers losing weight and performing 'The Full Monty
'.
Marber’s television career was given a boost in 2005 with The Discovery Health Channel running a 15-part show, ‘The A-List Diet’. The show was well-received and gained a solid fan base, seeing some repeats over the weekend. The show was subsequently shown on the Discovery Home and Health channel in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The Sunday Mirror
described the diet as a “seven day detox… based around eating five small meals a day which are a mixture of carbs and protein to keep blood- sugar levels steady and hunger pangs at bay.”
The success of the first book accelerated the public profile of the brand and two further publications followed shortly on its heels: The Food Doctor in the City (his first solo book) and In bed with The Food Doctor, once again co-authored with Vicki Edgson.
The Food Doctor brand has not been without controversy in the media, for the
liberal use of the word ‘doctor’. In 2004, he was publicly criticized by science writer and GP Ben Goldacre
(author of The Guardian newspapers weekly ‘Bad Science
' column), for being in the running for an “Award for outstanding innovation in the use of the title “Doctor””. Although it was acknowledged that Marber did not actually use or claim the title of Dr when consulting.
Nonetheless this misappropriation of the word doctor also caught the interest of the Nutrition Society who felt it was “misleading”. However The Food Doctor brand remained safe, with the ASA
agreeing to its trademark usage.
The next series of books written by Marber and published under Dorling Kindersley
, concentrate on the concept of The Food Doctor Diet, an easy to follow diet and cookbook with eating plans based around his ten principles.
Principle 2: Stay hydrated.
Principle 3: Eat a wide variety of food.
Principle 4; Fuel up frequently.
Principle 5: Eat breakfast.
Principle 6: Avoid sugar.
Principle 7: Exercise is essential.
Principle 8: Follow the 80:20 rule.
Principle 9: Make time to eat.
Principle 10: Eat fat to lose fat.
More recently his publication on Supereating published in 2008 by Quadrille
, focuses on getting more from your food. This booked was well received by the media with stellar reviews from the women’s magazine Marie Claire
(February 2009), further reviews were cited by the Daily Mail
and other UK newspapers.
His latest publication in 2010, How Not To Get Fat addresses dieting from a completely different angle with Marber addressing the psychological side of dieting alongside people’s emotional relationships with food.
The Food Doctor has joined forces with online web service realbuzz.com to help dieters stay motivated in their pursuit of wellbeing.
Marber has also makes regular contributions to Britain’s leading magazines and newspapers including: Attitude
, Woman
, Marie Claire
, Red
, Daily Express
, ES
, Zest
, New
, Men’s Health, Healthy and Top Santé.
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
clinic in London.
The Food Doctor has positioned itself in the field of healthier eating with a range of both of fresh and dried food products, on-line consultancy, nutrition books and print media aimed at the general public.
Marber’s, having spent most of his early years struggling with undiagnosed Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease , is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward...
which was wrongly diagnosed as Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause. In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements...
, life was metamorphosised after receiving a correct diagnosis in 1993. This experience inspired him to change his career and study as a nutritional therapist.
Marber trained at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition
Institute of Optimum Nutrition
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition was founded by British nutritionist and author Patrick Holford in 1984. It was originally in London in the United Kingdom, but moved to Richmond, Surrey in November 2005. The Institute for Optimum Nutrition is a UK registered charity number 1013084...
(I.O.N), based in Richmond, South West London; the institute was established in 1984 by fellow nutritionist Patrick Holford
Patrick Holford
Patrick Holford is a British nutritionist/nutritional therapist and author. He appears regularly on television and radio in the UK and abroad. He has 34 books in print in 24 languages...
and Dr Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
. Marber received his Nutritional Therapy Diploma in 1999 and has since been made a Fellow at the Institute and remains one or their most high profile graduates. In 2009 at the 25th anniversary celebration of the I.O.N he was awarded the Best Media Advocate for his extensive publications and media presence.
Ian Marber is a well-known member of Coeliac UK and has promoted public awareness around the disease.
Marber’s nutrition consultancy is based around one-to-one consultations, heath and cookbooks. He believes in a simple, sensible and achievable roadmap for personal health and wellbeing.
“We believe that the correct nutrition is the cornerstone to good health and vitality, and design foods to achieve this backed up by fact.” Ian Marber
The Food Doctor Products
In 2000 the company launched its first nutritionally driven dried food product Original Seed Mix, with a further 36 products added to the range in 2002; Tesco immediately took it on.Low-cost airline, Easyjet
EasyJet
EasyJet Airline Company Limited is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom-based airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports...
, in a bid to provide healthier food on board started offering the Food Doctor products in 2007: Get Set bars, Original Seed Sachets and Soya Nuts.
The UK high-street brand WH Smith also took on a selection of their products and made these available in airports and railways stations. The range has recently been extended to include fresh food products following his nutritional principles.
Television Shows
In 2002 Marber became a regular guest on the Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
show Richard and Judy
Richard and Judy
Richard and Judy is the name informally given to Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, a married couple who are both British television presenters and columnists. Since their marriage, their television appearances have been largely made as a couple. They are best known for presenting This Morning and...
. Over a period of 7 years he would discuss relevant news features, and viewers dieting concerns with hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan. In the final year of the show Marber presented two ten week stands, ‘House Calls’ and ‘Fat Boys Slim’ which culminated in 5 overweight viewers losing weight and performing 'The Full Monty
The Full Monty
The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
'.
Marber’s television career was given a boost in 2005 with The Discovery Health Channel running a 15-part show, ‘The A-List Diet’. The show was well-received and gained a solid fan base, seeing some repeats over the weekend. The show was subsequently shown on the Discovery Home and Health channel in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
described the diet as a “seven day detox… based around eating five small meals a day which are a mixture of carbs and protein to keep blood- sugar levels steady and hunger pangs at bay.”
Publications
Marber’s first big publishing break came in 1999 through Collins and Brown who were in the process of creating a health division. The book was titled The Food Doctor: Healing Foods for the Mind and Body and co-authored with Vicki Edgson a fellow I.O.N graduate. “To date the book has sold in excess of 200 000 copies, a third of which has been in the US. The book has been recently translated into Spanish, Slovenian, Norwegian, French, Russian and Swedish.”The success of the first book accelerated the public profile of the brand and two further publications followed shortly on its heels: The Food Doctor in the City (his first solo book) and In bed with The Food Doctor, once again co-authored with Vicki Edgson.
The Food Doctor brand has not been without controversy in the media, for the
liberal use of the word ‘doctor’. In 2004, he was publicly criticized by science writer and GP Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre
Ben Michael Goldacre born 1974 is a British science writer, doctor and psychiatrist. He is the author of The Guardian newspaper's weekly Bad Science column and a book of the same title, published by Fourth Estate in September 2008....
(author of The Guardian newspapers weekly ‘Bad Science
Bad science
Bad science can refer to:* Pseudoscience** Pathological science* The "Bad Science" column by Ben Goldacre in The Guardian* Bad Science , a 2008 book by Ben Goldacre...
' column), for being in the running for an “Award for outstanding innovation in the use of the title “Doctor””. Although it was acknowledged that Marber did not actually use or claim the title of Dr when consulting.
Nonetheless this misappropriation of the word doctor also caught the interest of the Nutrition Society who felt it was “misleading”. However The Food Doctor brand remained safe, with the ASA
ASA
- Organizations :* Acoustical Society of America* Advertising Standards Authority * African Studies Association* Aid to Southeast Asia, a non-governmental organization* Airline Superintendents Association of Trinidad & Tobago...
agreeing to its trademark usage.
The next series of books written by Marber and published under Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley is an international publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 51 languages. It is currently part of the Penguin Group....
, concentrate on the concept of The Food Doctor Diet, an easy to follow diet and cookbook with eating plans based around his ten principles.
The Ten Principles
Principle 1: Eat protein with complex carbohydrates.Principle 2: Stay hydrated.
Principle 3: Eat a wide variety of food.
Principle 4; Fuel up frequently.
Principle 5: Eat breakfast.
Principle 6: Avoid sugar.
Principle 7: Exercise is essential.
Principle 8: Follow the 80:20 rule.
Principle 9: Make time to eat.
Principle 10: Eat fat to lose fat.
More recently his publication on Supereating published in 2008 by Quadrille
Quadrille
Quadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing. It is also a style of music...
, focuses on getting more from your food. This booked was well received by the media with stellar reviews from the women’s magazine Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
(February 2009), further reviews were cited by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
and other UK newspapers.
His latest publication in 2010, How Not To Get Fat addresses dieting from a completely different angle with Marber addressing the psychological side of dieting alongside people’s emotional relationships with food.
The Food Doctor has joined forces with online web service realbuzz.com to help dieters stay motivated in their pursuit of wellbeing.
Marber has also makes regular contributions to Britain’s leading magazines and newspapers including: Attitude
Attitude
-Science and engineering:* Attitude as orientation of a geometric figure, such as a line, plane or rigid body* Attitude as strike or dip of a layer of rock in geology* Attitude of a wing or aircraft relative to airflow...
, Woman
Woman
A woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent...
, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, Red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
, ES
ES
-Geography:* Spain, a country in Europe, ES in the ISO 3166-1 country code* El Salvador, FIPS 10-4 country code* Espírito Santo, a state in Brazil, ISO 3166-2:BR code* Eš, a village in the Czech Republic-Science:...
, Zest
Zest
-Food ingredient:*Zest , the outer peel of a citrus fruit**Zester, tool for preparing zest**Twist , a piece of zest-Commercial product:*Zest , a Procter & Gamble trademark...
, New
New
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.New or NEW may refer to:- Film and music :* New , a 2004 Tamil movie* "New" , a song by No Doubt from Return of Saturn...
, Men’s Health, Healthy and Top Santé.
External links
- http://www.ion.ac.uk
- http://www.thefooddoctor.com
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/5796041/Ian-Marbers-Summer-Diet-Get-Beach-Fit-in-14-Days-Week-3.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/5731880/Get-beach-fit-in-14-days.html
- http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/articles/quick-q-and-a-with-ian-marber-food-doctor
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ian-Marber/e/B000APPCLC
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith
- http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000063272,00.html
- http://holfordwatch.info/2008/12/02/ian-marber-the-food-doctor-the-mail-and-the-curates-egg/
- http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article6972654.ece
- http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article6972369.ece
- http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/health/article-23791773-retrain-your-metabolism-the-ian-marber-way.do
- http://www.healthy2eat.co.uk/ian-marber-super-eating/
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2167226/
- http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/28.html
- http://www.mydish.co.uk/recipe/12801/ian-marber%E2%80%99s-divine-pots-au-chocolat
- http://www.blissplan.com/natural-remedies/lose-body-fat/food-doctor-diet-ian-marber/