Marconi, 66, also has been a subject of controversy. Early marketing materials said Marconi was a "well-respected nutritional expert" with a doctorate who helped develop the Herbalife Slim & Trim diet product. It turned out that Marconi's degree was a mail-order doctorate from Donsbach University School of Nutrition, a non-accredited correspondence school
in Huntington Beach.
JERRY HIRSCH, L.A Times
After working for two multilevel companies that sold weight-control products but went out of business, Hughes founded Herbalife with help from Marconi, who had manufactured products for one of these companies. Herbalife publications describe Marconi as a "well-respected nutritional expert" and "the leading authority on nutritional products." His "Ph.D." was obtained from nonaccredited Donsbach University after Marconi hooked up with Hughes. After this fact was brought out at a Congressional hearing (described below), Herbalife's Journal stopped referring to Marconi as "Dr."
http://www.mlmwatch.org/04C/Herbalife/herbalife01.html
Toute une autorité scientifique! Pas étonnant qu'on ne retrouve nulle trace de ses "travaux" sur MedLine.