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In reply to the discussion: When Dietary Supplements Are Used As Medicines [View all]laconicsax
(14,860 posts)17. Do you recall the percentage of adults who thought Iraq was behind 9/11?
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I welcome the new FDA regulations that allow a percentage of rat feces in my peanut butter.
HysteryDiagnosis
Dec 2011
#5
Thank you for the red herring and the list of self-selected preliminary studies.
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#6
Yup, been used since the beginning of time and the most recent preliminary studies are
HysteryDiagnosis
Dec 2011
#8
You are certainly most welcome. Have a great holiday season and a wonderful new year! n't
HysteryDiagnosis
Dec 2011
#10
"Glucosamine is an extremely popular, and profitable, supplement routinely recommended by ...
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#22
Food might be medicine, but calling regulation baloney in regard to supplements is simply ignoring..
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#14
Then why do things like advertising, public relations and sales techniques exist?
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#18
Unfortunately for your assertion, the evidence that millions of people are fooled buy baseless ...
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#24
The OP shows, as has been shown by others repeatedly, that most supplements are unnecessary.
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#33
When it comes to health care claims, those claims need to be proven beforehand.
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#27
I have the same concerns about the pharmaceutical industry as i do about the supplement industry.
HuckleB
Dec 2011
#35