In a recent story the Times reported that Americans currently spend in excess of $30 billion a year on vitamins, minerals, herbal products and super-food supplements, among others, which it claims are needless or of uncertain benefit to those using them. The story went on to essentially criticize the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which it said unlocked the sluices for an industry to be able to freely bring these products to market “without submitting any evidence to the Food and Drug Administration” that they’re safe and effective.
Key Takeaways:
- In a recent story the Times reported that Americans currently spend in excess of $30 billion a year on vitamins, minerals, herbal products and super-food supplements
- all packaging of nutritional supplements clearly state they should not be seen as treating or preventing anything
- prescription medications kill many more people each year than firearms and automobiles combined
“The writer has no way of knowing that most people who take supplementation ‘assume that support means a cure.”
http://www.naturalnews.com/056138_New_York_Times_nutritional_supplements_propaganda.html