Annabel Karmel is hugely influential in the UK, and becoming more so in Australia. Her baby and toddler meal planner recipe books are glossy and convincing. There are a number of issues, not only with her breastfeeding 'expert', and sponsorship, but her reaction to Baby Led Weaning:
http://videos.annabelkarmel.com/ask-annabel/baby-led-weaning.html

There is, however, a heartening and quite funny interview that BBC Radio 4 did back in 2004, where Gill Rapley gives her what for:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2004_23_thu_01.shtml

It's a shame that Annabel's books are so much more of a commercial success than Gill's. 

Miranda Buck, RN, (Paeds), IBCLC
PhD Candidate
Mother and Child Health Research 
LaTrobe University
Melbourne

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