Lets hope not.

There are ‘real’ Professors of Nutrition at Teeside university qualified in the subject (http://www.tees.ac.uk/schools/SOH/obesity.cfm).
They don’t need a ‘pretend’ one, like Holford, with his ‘nutrition qualification’ ‘awarded’ from his own institute.

However, it seems as if this behaviour of failing to read the paper and even the abstract is more widespread than we suspected. ‘Professor Jayney Goddard’ spouted nonsense about a couple of papers on the Wright Stuff that even brief perusal of the abstracts would have told you was utterly wrong.

And there was me thinking that “Mayo – God help us!” meant something else entirely -

http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/ClareM/mayo_a_proud_county.htm

Does Professor Holford actually teach or supervise any students at Teeside?

Holford was supposed to deliver some teaching in January of this year, we still don’t know whether it happened. If we don’t find out we shall have to resort to an FOIA request again which is ludicrous.

He is supposed to be sharing the supervision of a PhD student at Teesside for which FFTB is providing a bursary. Ditto, there is (allegedly) a Masters student who is going to validate the FFTB questionnaire used in last year’s survey: it seemed that this unfortunate would also be supervised by Professor “I see no lines crossing the line of no significance on this blobbogram” Holford.

“…Some people report they feel better, “lighter,” and more focused and energetic during and after detox diets. This may be due to their belief that they are doing something good for their bodies. But it may also be due to eating little — if anything — for several days. Calorie restriction can lead to heightened feelings of psychological well-being.

There is no evidence, however, that detox diets actually remove toxins from the body. Most ingested toxins are efficiently and effectively removed by the kidneys and liver and excreted in urine and stool. …”

Because reading the abstract is all one needs to do to understand a paper.

I imagine the real academics at Teeside would be extremely unhappy if they thought one of their visiting Professors was of the opinion that reading the abstract alone was enough to absorb a paper’s contents.

Does Professor Holford actually teach or supervise any students at Teeside?

For those interested in the science of detoxification here are the references referred to in my 9-Day Detox Diet. For most of the studies you can click on the link to read the abstract.

Detox References

The numbers (eg 16) refer to the numbered references in the latest edition of the printed book. Those referenced unnumbered provide further substantiation, and useful information, for those interested in the science of detoxification

The final key factor in supporting the detoxification pathways is maintaining the right acid-alkaline balance in the body – that is, it should not be too acid. In order to ensure that you are doing this, take a formula that contains alkalising minerals such as potassium bicarbonate, in addition to including plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables in your diet.