Subject: NY Times Editorial: Supplements& GM Foods
>
> March 22, 2000
> RECKONINGS / By PAUL KRUGMAN
> Natural Born Killers

<snip>

> Now the answers to (b): There is extensive evidence
> that dietary supplements
> can, if misused, be quite dangerous. A recent survey
> by The Washington Post
> finds that "increasing numbers of Americans are
> falling seriously ill or even
> dying after taking dietary supplements. . . . The
> victims include men and
> women of all ages as well as children. . . ."

I remember listening one day to the Dr. Dean
Udell(sp?) show on the radio when this topic came up.
After about 15 minutes of him preaching about the need
for double-blind studies to prove the efficacy of
natural supplements, he attempted to reinforce his
point by reading an article about a woman who got
"deathly sick" after using some kind of herbal remedy.
"Hmmm," I wondered. "I wonder if the doctors came to
that conclusion after doing a double-blind study of
this patient...."

<snip>

> Then there is genetically modified, or GM, food,
> which has not been shown to
> do any harm <snip>

...unless you're a monarch butterfly, of course :)

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