I hope you understand that my ire was directed at people irresponsibly pushing false information that might have seriously negative consequences for people that believe it. I poked around the site a bit more to see if I was focusing too much on one blog post, but I found it's the kind of site pushing the line that vaccines don't work and the horrors of genetically-modified organisms. It's a classic genre of hucksterism that's caused a lot of grief over a lot of years. In the 19th century the medicine shows operated from horse-drawn carts going from small town to small town; in the 21st, they have the Internet.
But let me ask you something: Don't you think that this illustrates the need for a neutral third-party--the evil old guvmint--to provide some oversight of the food supply and health advice and services? Not to mention false advertising--that Web site is selling herbal and homeopathic remedies, and all its "editorial content" should be considered advertising in service of sales. Where's the FTC? Seems we're not getting enough regulation.
BTW, I find it mildly amusing that people who peddle homeopathic remedies are pushing salt in high concentrations. Geeky humor at its most obscure, I guess.
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- Salt is healthy after all (originally from Comestible Zone)
- Fatal flaw in this.
- For those bent out of shape about the source website:
- The errors, just in your quote:
- What the heck have people done in the past?
- According to the Kellogg's website, Cocoa Crispies' nutritional info is
- Just because you can't taste it doesn't mean its not there.
- Besides...everyone knows...*gluten free* is the new buzz word. :)
- If you actually read the report, you'll find that that web site is brazenly lying about it
- I suppose its possible previous medical advice was based on error.