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In reply to the discussion: RFK Jr.'s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts [View all]hatrack
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RFK Jr.'s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2025
OP
"May" not be effective? Really WaPo. Vit A most definitely is not effective to prevent/treat measles.
SunSeeker
Mar 2025
#1
The supplement industry is the wildwest with no sheriffs past civil suits.
marble falls
Mar 2025
#18
No, of course not. The studies were in malnourished/vit A deficient children in Africa and elsewhere...
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#11
And vitamin A is still poison in even a surprisingly small dose - one you'd never get from carrots 'cause you can't ...
marble falls
Mar 2025
#17
Yup. Cue cases of well-intentioned people overdosing their kids and/or themselves (my bold):
Emrys
Mar 2025
#23
HERE is the truth about Vit A and Measles in the SEVERELY malnourished/vit a deficient in Africa/elswhere...
hlthe2b
Mar 2025
#10
The less he knows the more of an expert he claims to be, you know, just like Mango Jebus and fElon Musk.
marble falls
Mar 2025
#22
Charlatans and grifters see a way to make money in an unregulated economy
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2025
#16
Kennedy thinks he's been given license to try out his "theories" on the American public. He's his own researcher.
Sogo
Mar 2025
#21
Yes, we should all follow medical advice from a heroin addict with no medical training
PSPS
Mar 2025
#43
Entirely predictable consequence: a bunch of dumb dickweeds will be giving themselves
RockRaven
Mar 2025
#51