By Blake Gossard, Kira Schmid, ND, Luke Huber, ND, MBA, Steven V. Joyal, MD The age-related decline of men’s testosterone levels is inevitable. Unless aging men replace their diminishing testosterone, they could succumb to any of the numerous health problems linked to low testosterone levels: frailty, muscle loss, weight gain, impaired cognition, fatigue, loss of… Continue reading Flawed Testosterone Analysis Spurs Misleading Media Headlines
Month: September 2014
Federally-Funded Analysis Attempts to Undermine Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
By Blake Gossard, Kira Schmid, ND, Luke Huber, ND, MBA, Steven V. Joyal, MD Readers of Life Extension Magazine® are well aware of the recent track record of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). In May 2012, this taxpayer-funded group recommended that men avoid life-saving PSA blood tests. In the December 2012 issue of Life Extension, the fundamental flaws that drove this ill-advised proposition… Continue reading Federally-Funded Analysis Attempts to Undermine Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
Findings from Flawed Study Used To Discredit Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements
Our earliest concern was that free radicals generated by supplemental iron would increase cancer and heart disease risk. Our fears were born out shortly thereafter in published studies showing that elevation in markers of iron intake increased risk (by more than fivefold) of common degenerative diseases including heart attack and cancer.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17Starting in 1983, the Life… Continue reading Findings from Flawed Study Used To Discredit Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements
AND Faces Harsh Criticism
FACT: National conferences harshly criticized by nutrition leaders and media. The ADA’s recent Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo has been lambasted by media and nutrition leaders as a “corporate takeover by Big Food.” “Is the American Dietetic Association Attempting to Limit Market Competition in Nutrition Counseling?Forbes.com(2012) Michael Ellsberg. “Pesticides Are Good for You, Big… Continue reading AND Faces Harsh Criticism
Controversial Diet Pill Featured At Conference
FACT: The AND allows pharmaceutical companies to market their controversial products at AND events. At the 2007 ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, GlaxoSmithKline was allowed to promote their first over-the-counter diet pill, Alli, even though the drug’s weight loss effectiveness is minimal and side effects such as hard-to-control bowel movements and anal discharge… Continue reading Controversial Diet Pill Featured At Conference
AND Offers Professional Courses By Coke
FACT: The credentialing arm of the AND, the Commission on Dietetic Registration, offers continuing professional courses sponsored by Coca-Cola. Source: http://www.beverageinstitute.org/en_US/pages/webinar-childrensdietary-cpe.html Source: http://www.cdrnet.org/applications/cpe/ViewProgDetails.cfm?ProgramID=098934&CFID=6258787&CFToken=79947137
AND Bankrolled By Junk Food
FACT: The AND receives payments from Coca-Cola, Hershey, the National Dairy Council, Mars, PepsiCo, and others. The ADA won’t say exactly how much they receive from these companies and industry associations. Sources: http://www.eatright.org/corporatesponsors
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Takes Drug Money
FACT: The AND receives about $1 million a year in payments from the pharmaceutical industry Because of Sen. Grassley’s investigation, the ADA disclosed their payments from the pharmaceutical, medical device and insurance industries. Source: http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/87299-american-dietetic-association
AND Under Investigation
FACT: The ADA AND is under investigation by Congress Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), has asked the ADA and other health advocacy groups for a listing of their payments from the pharmaceutical, medical device, and insurance industries. Due to the ADA’s lack of financial transparency, the senator’s investigation into the ADA is ongoing. Source: http://www.propublica.org/special/how-much-money-do-groups-receive-from-industry… Continue reading AND Under Investigation
Demon Weeds
An unintended consequence of GMOs was the evolution of the Superweed. This is that story…