Libby Weaver

{{short description|Australian biochemist}}

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Libby Weaver is an Australian biochemist who is an author, speaker and founder of the food-based supplement range, Bio Blends.{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Libby|date=12 August 2021|title=About Dr Libby Weaver – Nutritional biochemist|url=https://www.drlibby.com/about-dr-libby/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Dr Libby|language=en-AU}}

Weaver founded Bio Blends, a nutritional supplement range.{{Cite web|title=Bio Blend About Dr Libby|url=https://www.bioblends.com/dr-libby/}}

Weaver has spoken on television and radio as an authoritative figure in the health and wellness industry.{{Infobox writer

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Born in Tamworth, New South Wales,{{cite web|title=In my beauty bag: Dr Libby Weaver|date=26 February 2014 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/beauty/beauty-news/9770651/In-my-beauty-bag-Dr-Libby-Weaver|publisher=stuff.co.nz|access-date=6 June 2014}} she spoke at TedxQueenstown in 2014 on the topic of 'The pace of modern life versus our cavewoman biochemistry'.{{cite web|title=Theme: Sense of Place Queenstown, New Zealand February 22nd, 2014|url=http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/10186|publisher=ted.com|access-date=6 June 2014}}

In 2017, some of her books were recalled including 20,000 copies of her book What Am I Supposed to Eat?, because she used the derogatory term "mongolism" and she was accused of plagiarism.{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Doctor Libby Weaver Saga Continues as Another Book is Recalled for Offensive Words and New Claims of Plagiarism Are Made |url=https://www.mindfood.com/article/the-doctor-libby-weaver-saga-continues-as-another-book-is-recalled-for-offensive-words/ |website=MiNDFOOD}}{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Dr Libby recalls another book over 'mongolism' controversy |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/98632438/dr-libby-recalls-another-book-over-mongolism-controversy |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Stuff}}{{Cite web |date=2017-06-11 |title=Dr Libby Weaver recalls 20,000 books after 'mongolism' outrage |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/98593411/dr-libby-weaver-recalls-book-over-use-of-term-mongolism |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Stuff}}{{Cite news |date=2017-11-06 |title=Author Libby Weaver apologises over 'mongolism' in book |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41882083 |access-date=2024-08-01 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |title=Dr Libby recalls 20,000 books after use of term 'mongolism' |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2017/11/dr-libby-recalls-20-000-books-after-use-of-term-mongolism.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106083409/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2017/11/dr-libby-recalls-20-000-books-after-use-of-term-mongolism.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2017 |access-date=2024-08-01 |work=Newshub |language=en}}