Timothy Caulfield: Gwyneth Paltrow and celebrity diets not healthy

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Caption: Which "G.P." do you trust for health advice? Your General Practitioner, or Gwyneth Paltrow? Author Timothy Caulfield says we should listen more to the former, and less to the latter. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Audio | The Current : Timothy Caulfield: Gwyneth Paltrow and celebrity diets not healthy - August 18, 2015

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My health had improved dramatically and I saw how what we eat and our health... how inextricably linked that is so that's why I decided to write my book. - Gwyneth Paltrow on her passion for everything she deems is healthy.
But what does Gwyneth Paltrow, or any other celebrity for that matter, really know about the science behind keeping us healthy?
We delved into that subject in January of this year when Anna Maria spoke with Timothy Caulfield(external link), the author of "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash." He is also the Research Director at the University of Alberta's Health Law and Science Policy Group.
What do you think? Are celebrity culture and science clashing? Do you follow the advice of celebrities when it comes to a healthy lifestyle?
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This segment was produced by The Current's Gord Westmacott.
5 Random Facts from "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?" from CBC Books(external link)

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