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Pros & Cons
Pros
More than half of us take vitamins as pills. I live with my millennial son who pops vitamin supplements, fish oil, omega-this and omega-that and eats at burger king, kfc and pizza joints.
Catherine price's work is based on extensive research of the scientific literature and interviews of scientists, practitioners and manufacturers. In this swiftly paced, entertaining and eye-opening book, catherine price tells two fascinating stories.
This is a sensible and well-written guide to the stormy waters of nutrition.
Cons
The author bases her arguments on the lack of fda regulations for supplements compared to pharmaceutical drugs. In fact she accuses the dietary supplement industry of allowing for the confusion of terms because it benefits them. If herbal supplements ... Read More
While i enjoyed the first part of this book, i have to say that i was disappointed with the remainder. In one chapter, she makes jokes about a certain supplement claiming imagine the possibilities on its packaging, then likens it to the diseases it co... Read More
Price argues that herbal supplements could not pass the safety standards that drugs must pass. This is because herbal supplement companies would not be willing to pay for the safety testing that is required of drugs. There is already an enormous about... Read More
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Quality
For example, an apple's antioxidant activity is far higher than is possible with the antioxidants we've isolated and analyzed f... Read More
It begins with the history, discoveries and genesis of vitamin therapy, cobbled together with a string of stories and anecdotes... Read More
They may falsely advertise with the assistance of legislators who limit the regulation of supplements.
There is no bar for quality control.
Price
Basically, price is telling us that there's a lot we don't know, and we should get comfortable with our uncertainty, and not pr... Read More
But don't get the idea that catherine price isn't keeping her eye on the story -- she has done the research, the interviews, th... Read More
I also like the fact that price isn't just a hippie waving a carrot stick at you and scolding.
Many studies have shown this to be true and price cites several of them.
Competitiveness
Excelent source for learning about the regulatory environment of the nutritional suplement business.
For all the ways american dietary gurus disagree -- atkins versus paleo, vegan versus low-carb, macrobiotic versus gluten-free ... Read More
This is a fun read -- unless you happen to be a pill-popper and eat your sandwiches on gluten-free bread.
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- This product had a total of 99 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 31 2022.
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Other reviews have said this is a wellwritten and informative book
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I disagree the chapters on vitamins are factual fair and welldocumented there are 50 pages of notes
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So many of my clients who struggle with severe food issues are being supported by this skewed industry
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This is one of the leaders of back door shady deals for wildcard products
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To my great discomfort senator hatch from utah is leader of the pack in giving away responsibility by this industry
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Prices meticulous research shows in a detailed citation section that should be a model for all science writers especially those who tackle food and diet where there is so much misinformation out there
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Furthermore this is not just a book for michael pollan fans and intellectual readers
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