Comments on: FDA: Cheerios is claiming to be a drug http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/07/11/fda-cheerios-is-claiming-to-be-a-drug/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/07/11/fda-cheerios-is-claiming-to-be-a-drug/comment-page-1/#comment-46541 Dan Klarmann Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:17:21 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=8035#comment-46541 Even as a kid I wondered about "Toast, juice, eggs, milk, and (cereal brand) makes a complete breakfast." What, I mused, would be missing if they left out the vaunted packaged product? Even as a kid I wondered about “Toast, juice, eggs, milk, and (cereal brand) makes a complete breakfast.” What, I mused, would be missing if they left out the vaunted packaged product?

]]> By: Niklaus Pfirsig http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/07/11/fda-cheerios-is-claiming-to-be-a-drug/comment-page-1/#comment-46539 Niklaus Pfirsig Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:31:04 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=8035#comment-46539 Something I've noticed that is common to the cereal ads and the cholesterol drug ads is a little phrase "with diet and exercise". I formerly had high cholesterol and reduced through dietary changes after experiencing too many dangerous side effect from the medications. In a warped sort of way it makes sense that the FDA would seek to control foods that might be dangerous to the profits of the companies that are represented by the industry consultants to the FDA. Something I’ve noticed that is common to the cereal ads and the cholesterol drug ads is a little phrase “with diet and exercise”.
I formerly had high cholesterol and reduced through dietary changes after experiencing too many dangerous side effect from the medications.
In a warped sort of way it makes sense that the FDA would seek to control foods that might be dangerous to the profits of the companies that are represented by the industry consultants to the FDA.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/07/11/fda-cheerios-is-claiming-to-be-a-drug/comment-page-1/#comment-46522 Erich Vieth Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:31:32 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=8035#comment-46522 Forbes has just published an article on healthy foods. They have something interesting in common. They include nuts, berries, beans, raw milk, grass-fed meat. Whole, real, unprocessed food is almost always healthy, regardless of how many grams of carbs, protein or fat it contains. All these healthy foods have in common the fact that <strong>they lack bar codes</strong>. Here's the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/07/healthiest-foods-nutrition-lifestyle-health-healthiest-foods.html?feed=rss_news" rel="nofollow">full article</a>. Forbes has just published an article on healthy foods. They have something interesting in common. They include nuts, berries, beans, raw milk, grass-fed meat. Whole, real, unprocessed food is almost always healthy, regardless of how many grams of carbs, protein or fat it contains. All these healthy foods have in common the fact that they lack bar codes.

Here’s the full article.

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