1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 10:20 am PDT

Cheerios WITH BACCON GREASE!!! Yummy!!!

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 10:48 am PDT

Well, canthavemeknow, I prefer mine deep fried and coated with chocolate and powdered sugar.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 10:51 am PDT

I am thrilled that the FDA has nothing better to do than protect us from those wild and malicous claims of General Mills about their Cheerios cereal. If this wasn't so pathetically ludicrous it would be funny. Welcome to the nanny state.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 10:57 am PDT

The FDA is a huge waste of our tax money. I trust General Mills over the FDA any day.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 11:33 am PDT

Dr. Margolis is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the FDA/food industry/health scam gangsters.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 11:33 am PDT

Not to be pernicious, but is there really any reason to trust the government's view of what is healthy?

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 12:02 pm PDT

It is sad that the FDA has to protect people from false claims for two reasons 1) While I understand a need to market your product more distictly among so many competitors, it angers me when I hear the claims that are so obviously false or even the not so obviously ones coming from large companies that have been around so long that people trust them automatically... 2) Sadly the General Population has a tendency to believe every advertising claim they hear or read. No one takes the time to cross check package labels or do any research, they take it as gospel. When I was under Dr care for my high blood pressure, I got so much advise from people who SWORE that different foods and suppliments would help and who spend tons of money on those very things, that I, as an ex-nurse and, as a person who spent a lot of time studying nutrition - to properly loose close to 100 pounds, knew were just so much bullsh**. Nothing I said would convince them otherwise, they read it it has to be true, some gave me brochures that I read over and noticed that almost 1/2 of the supposed benefits were repeated in different wording and over 1/2 had claims with notations stating that these claims had not been clinically proven or approved by the FDA, however the notations were so small and so light colored that they were nearly impossible to read. I pointed that out and still the man insists it is the only thing that will help me. What helped me was I eliminated as much stress as I could, and continued to eat a healthy diet. I had already been doing so and made no changes to my diet. The biggest change I did was to delegate most of my stress causing work and to quit worrying over every little thing. Not easy to do, but since it is all I did, I know that was what actually worked. Remember, if it sounds to good to be true, it is most likely not true... and frankly, no food is going to cure your health problems by itself.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 1:56 pm PDT

Anything the FDA says can not be trusted.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 2:18 pm PDT

Excellent ! this is just the tip of the ice-burg ,being promoted today in a variety of alleged valid reprints and you name it publications.Be very,yes, .extremly careful for good reason. When one exaimes,the publications used as verification,and "Proof " one finds non --such,only that magical word-----MAY ie it may help,, it may cure,,it may shrink, and so forth..then deep at the end is a disclaimer that it is not stated that it will,,not confirmed by theFDA. the claims are fantastic,never scientifically proven,and only one so--called MD doctor who has never proved it ,the correct way----saying it do'es work ...Remember ! in Science, multiple tests, multiple controls,many references saying the same thing are required------enough

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 2:40 pm PDT

So let me get this straight... they are okay with all the chemicals, sodium, and dyes that are in processed foods, but they want to go after Cheerios for claiming health benefits?! I think I just found where Obama can cut that 100 million from the budget.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 5:28 pm PDT

If you follow the food pyramid you'll be dead or decrepit by age 50. At least Simeon is calling out the big food companies.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 6:07 pm PDT

I am glad that something is being done about bogus claims. The only real problem is that it not really enough simply to write a letter. I think that people who purchase the products under false pretences should be able to get their money back. And the company that put false advertisements should pay a heave finical fine.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 15, 2009, 7:06 pm PDT

Just more rehashed crap.I've yet to see anything original from you.If you are a doctor I can only imagine how many diet related medical issues you suffer with.All I can say is you truly are full of it.Anyone who follows your health advice deserves to be sick.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, May 16, 2009, 8:53 am PDT

PLEASE DON'T COME BEFORE 10:00

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 9:29 am PDT

The FDA is a scam anyway. Of course they don't want you to lower cholesterol, they want you on drugs from the pharmaceutical companies. You can fool a few, but you can't fool 'em all boys and girls. My hope is not for world peace, that will never happen so long as a few have power without character ... my hope is for worldwide citizenry ... a place where individuals can make decisions for themselves based on non-censored information .... government, back off - live and let let - live free or die.

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