Nicholas Perricone is an American

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and author. His

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s about weight loss and maintaining the appearance of youth have been criticized for making controversial and unsupported claims. Perricone earned his medical degree from

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. He opposes the use of

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. He argues that exercise, an

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diet plus

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, and topical products can help fight aging and its effects on appearance. His company, N.V. Perricone, M.D. Ltd., sells branded products described in his books.

Criticisms

According to PEERtrainer, his critics "accuse him of making crazy promises in order to sell product. His claims, it is argued, are backed by very little scientific research, and any research he has done himself has never been published in medical journals, where it would be subject to scrupulous review."

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and

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have written that Perricone's writings "contain many claims that are questionable, controversial, fanciful, unsupported by published evidence, or just plain wrong.""A Skeptical View of the Perricone Prescription"

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. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

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