Category Archives: Lying for fun and profit

News flash: food is better than supplements for staying healthy

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Carolyn Thomas

Supplement industry darlings vitamins E and C were found not to prevent cancer in both the large-scale Women’s Health Study and the Physicians’ Health Study II, while findings from other studies suggest that some supplements – like beta carotene – may actually increase cancer risk for some by affecting the balance of nutrients in the body. Continue reading →

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Why industry lobbyists and pseudo-scientists insist that the “meat and butter diet” is actually good for us

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Carolyn Thomas

The influential Weston Price Foundation is trying to convince us that butter is a “super food” because it contains the “X Factor” discovered by the late Dr. Price, that we should eat poached animal brains for better nutrition, and that we shouldn’t give fruits or veggies to our children. Continue reading →

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How to set up your own phony non-profit as a front for Big Business

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Carolyn Thomas

Transfats fight cancer, tanning beds prevent heart disease, mercury in fish isn’t harmful after all – and other myths courtesy of industry-funded not-for-profit organizations that sound legitimate. Continue reading →

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Snake oil in your snacks

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Carolyn Thomas

Does all that new healthy fibre in Froot Loops mean that this garbage is now good for our children? Manufacturers say YES! Continue reading →

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