Deetee
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Eos, I beg to differ about the article.
It starts out as if it is very objective, and teases people in with the line that "Do they [vitamins and herbs] all help?". But when the evidence and "science" behind the claims is examined, the conclusion seems to be "maybe" when there should be an unequivocal "No".
Listing the various herbal and vitamin ingredients of the various remedies, and having a doctor discuss them while dispensing errors of fact does not help. I rather suspect people might be swayed to give the damn things a go after reading this.
Even the most factual statement: "But assuming someone has a healthy diet and lifestyle, these products really have no additional benefit." (from the professor of medicine) is not going to convince people. You see, every day we are told that our nutrition is bad and our lifestyles stink. These scam artists rely on that to make us think we need supplements, even if in an ideal world they are unnecessary.
(well that's how it reads to me)
It starts out as if it is very objective, and teases people in with the line that "Do they [vitamins and herbs] all help?". But when the evidence and "science" behind the claims is examined, the conclusion seems to be "maybe" when there should be an unequivocal "No".
Listing the various herbal and vitamin ingredients of the various remedies, and having a doctor discuss them while dispensing errors of fact does not help. I rather suspect people might be swayed to give the damn things a go after reading this.
Even the most factual statement: "But assuming someone has a healthy diet and lifestyle, these products really have no additional benefit." (from the professor of medicine) is not going to convince people. You see, every day we are told that our nutrition is bad and our lifestyles stink. These scam artists rely on that to make us think we need supplements, even if in an ideal world they are unnecessary.
(well that's how it reads to me)
