Dr Ian Campbell
Our Jenny Craig doctor
His Background
Dr Ian Campbell is one of the UK's most respected experts in obesity and weight management and has joined Jenny Craig as their advisor and medical expert in the UK. As a family doctor he is well-known for his approachable manner. Ian believes passionately in making weight issues easy to understand and doing whatever he can to make it easier for individuals to regain control of their weight, their health and their lives. Dr Campbell appears regularly on television - he took part in 'The Biggest Loser' on ITV, presented 'A Matter of Fat' for Carlton, and played an important role as Medical Consultant for the BBC 1 series 'Fat Nation’.
His work on Jenny Craig
As the Jenny Craig doctor in the UK, Dr Ian Campbell is advising the Jenny Craig team on medical questions, works closely with the programme’s dietitians and gives his advice on the programme where required.
But more importantly for you is that he is the blogger behind My Jenny Craig, full of useful tips and advice eg how to cope with the dreaded plateau!
His Jenny Craig blog
On his blog, Dr Ian Campbell discusses topics and questions that many have already asked themselves at some point such as what to do if your kids are overweight, how losing weight affects your health or whether you should take a vitamin supplement if you are dieting.
PET
SUBJECT
A study published in The Scientist magazine this week reveals that it’s not only humans who are getting larger, so too are animals. In the past few decades the number of overweight adults in the UK has doubled; two thirds of us are carrying excess weight. But the number of overweight animals has also increased, and includes animals in captivity such as chimps, and mice.
IS IT THE
DOCTOR'S FAULT?
Can being overweight ever be your doctor’s fault? We all like to have a few excuses to hand, and although blaming your doctor might be stretching it too far, it is often the case that medicines we are prescribed can cause us to gain weight. Take for example some popular treatments for type 2 diabetes.
VIRAL
VITAMINS
I often get asked by patients whether they should start a vitamin supplement. Sometimes it’s because they feel excessively tired, or they might feel that their diet is lacking something. Sometimes it is possible to diagnose a pure vitamin deficiency, such as anaemia due to too little folic acid, but it’s not often that clear...