He became known to the general public thanks to his nutritional advice. Jean-Michel Cohen is one of the most famous nutritionists in France. He has published several books on the subject such as Know how to lose weightpublished by Flammarion in 2002, I decided to lose weightFlammarion, 2014, or even What are we waiting for to live better, published by First in 2017. But that’s not all, he also made appearances on several TV sets such as Would you be a good expert? on France 2 alongside Julien Courbet or The Balance is on the Plate, on MCS Well-being. A work recognized by the government and by his peers since he was decorated Knight of the National Order of Merit presented by the Minister of Health in 2002. A nice career that he agreed to tackle in front of Jordan de Luxe on Thursday March 14, 2024. In front of the journalist, he showed once again that he did not have his tongue in his pocket by attacking, for example, another famous nutritionist: Pierre Dukan.
A war that has lasted for several years since in 2011, he was sued by his colleague for having denounced a dangerous diet technique. A trial that the doctor lost, he was fined 3,000 euros for abusive procedure: “What nerve! But everything he says is false! He only talks bullshit! He said I was a has-been! He’s a thug! He’s completely on the block!”, chanted Jean-Michel Cohen in front of Jordan de Luxe.
Jean-Michel Cohen: “I no longer have to be ashamed”
Following the interview, he agreed to lift the veil on his salary and fully accepted being “millionaire”. “Yes, I’m a millionaire! I own my apartment. I own my medical practice… Yes I am a millionaire. Having a million euros when you live in a large apartment in Boulogne is easy! I earn 20,000 euros per month. The last time [qu’il a révélé ce montant publiquement, ndlr] I apologized for that, and then I thought about it and told myself that I was being a complete idiot. Today 20,000 euros with everything I’ve done… It’s very good. I no longer have to be ashamed because I think I have done enough things to say that I am receiving the benefits of what I have done.
According to him, if he earns so much, it is mainly thanks to his books Know how to lose weight (ed. Flammarion – 2002) and Know how to eat (ed. Flammarion, 2006; republished in 2008 and 2010): “At the time if I had been able to negotiate, I think I would have had double. I got 900,000 euros for this book. At 20 euros per book that was 18 million for the publisher. Except that at At the time I didn’t know how to negotiate and today I sell less but I negotiate better.”