Some thoughts
Whole food supplements comprise a unique class within the food supplement industry. But the distinction must be made to avoid confusion over the differences between foods, food supplements, whole food supplements, vitamins, multivitamins and herbs. Few consumers recognize the difference and are more swayed by promotion and advertising than by demonstrable scientific evidence. The correlations between the ingestion of some phytochemicals and the prevention of disease are, in some cases, enormous in magnitude. For example, several studies have correlated high levels of zeaxanthin intake with roughly a 50% reduction in AMD. The difficulties in demonstrating causative properties and in applying the findings to human diet, however, are similarly enormous. The standard for rigorous proof of causation in medicine is the double-blind study, a time-consuming, difficult and expensive process, especially in the case of preventative medicine. While new drugs must undergo such rigorous testing, pharmaceutical companies have a financial interest in funding rigorous testing and may recover the cost if the drug goes to market. No such commercial interest exists in studying chemicals that exist in orange juice and spinach, making funding for medical research difficult to obtain.
I found these related resources
- Fare warning: heads up for holiday fliers - Rob Lovitt columns- msnbc ...
Well, as observers far smarter than yours truly have ... fleet upgrades, etc.) is not a formula for healthy growth. ... of the traveling public, not to mention the prognosis for air ... - HealthyOntario.com - Cystic Fibrosis
... Fitness ... For the minority who have a healthy pancreas, the prognosis is far better. - USA Today-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated ...
Heart Healthy Diet : Ideal Body Weight Calculator ... Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer ... Still the Biggest Cancer Killer, by Far • Health Tip: - Health and Fitness: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Sex: females tend to fare better than males. Ethnicity: Caucasians are more likely to develop acute leukemia than African-Americans, Asians and Hispanics and tend to have a better prognosis than non-Caucasians. ... - Nathaniel Bach: John McCain Goes For A Physical: "I'm as Healthy ...
This weekend brought word that John McCain will be convening a panel of his doctors next month, in an effort to help assuage concerns about his age and health. Of course, McCain's prognosis at that press event is a foregone conclusion: ... - YWG :: Healthy Prognosis for Fitness Fare
When you want to work out, it’s pretty hard to do that with appointment television — it’s hard for people to get engaged,” added Mag Rack’s Ronayne. Exercise and fitness-based video categories, like Personal Trainer, are among the top ...
