Australia’s peak medical body criticises My Kitchen Rules star’s ‘extreme advice’ on fluoride and calcium, saying celebrity chefs shouldn’t ‘dabble in medicine’The Australian Medical Association has accused the celebrity chef Pete Evans of endangering lives with his unscientific advice on fluoride, calcium and sunscreen. “What do you need a qualification for to talk common sense?” Evan said on Sunday night when asked why he gave medical advice when he had no qualifications. But reaction to his health advice from the medical profession was swift. The AMA took the unusual step of tweeting its disapproval after the interview aired on Seven on Sunday night: “Pete Evans [is] putting his fans health at risk with extreme advice on diet, fluoride, calcium. Celebrity chef shouldn’t dabble in medicine.”The peak Aboriginal health body National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation branded Evans “the kitchen version of Pauline Hanson”.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2017 23:55 UTC