I started reading a book called Do you believe in magic?, by Paul Offit, and learned something I probably knew, but it never really registered. Due to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 supplements are unregulated. I grabbed the big bottle of Nordic Berries I feed my son every morning - a chewable multi-vitamin. The label has a full fanciful paragraph about the land of the Nordic Trolls, clearly tongue in cheek and meant to amuse, plus another paragraph on how the product supports good nutrition and wellness. Further down, theres a little box with print inside it that I had to get a magnifying glass to read: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Why did it take this long for the significance of that simple statement to land home? Paul Offit is/was on the advisory committee of the CDC, co-invented the rotavirus vaccine that saves hundreds of kids every day, and helped discredit the mistaken belief that vaccines cause autism. Continuing reading...
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 06:08:22 +0000
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