Posted by IsoM on August 23, 2002, at 15:59:13
In reply to Re: Mercola and Quackwatchers » phil, posted by Randal on August 23, 2002, at 12:42:55
Thought you might appreciate this one, Randal.
I use supplements judiciously & while looking for a particular mineral, saw a new supplement being offered. Picking it up, it said that it contained compounds essential for life found in fresh fruits & vegetables. The ingredients listed were different disaccharides & polysaccharides, plus a few inert binders. Yes, sugar pills! I shook my head in disbelief. I no longer see it offered. I guess not eveyone is as stupid as manufactors would like us to be.
Another new offer that ticks me off is SOD (superoxide dismutase), an enzyme said to have remarkable antioxidant properties. Never mind that it's among the commonest proteins in our body & is found in all our cells & that of the plants & meats we eat. Never mind that when we do eat it, it's digested into the amino acids that make it up & is no longer SOD. Never mind that the amounts offered in pill form are minute & not even listed by weight.
There's a lot of money to be made by marketing half-truths.
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