Nutrition Claims: Fact or Fiction? By Cheryl Koch, M.S., R.D. - Posted Wed, May 30, 2007, 9:13 am PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 30, 2007, 11:56 am PDT

Likewise, "consider the source" when a study is reported on the news. Who funded that study? What specifics were left out of the reporting? Sometimes it can be made to sound less than appealing to consumers like when they tell men to stop taking a multivitamin because it causes cancer to spread. It's very biased, slanted reporting. There's still a push to use scare tactics against vitamin users.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 30, 2007, 1:42 pm PDT

that sounds right. i tried all of those diet thing s and they never worked.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 30, 2007, 1:58 pm PDT

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 30, 2007, 2:31 pm PDT

That is just common sense.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, May 31, 2007, 6:20 am PDT

It may just be common sense, but how many people have common sense today?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 07, 2007, 5:23 pm PDT

There is no such thing as an "obesity expert". Certain people have certain knowledge and advice but every person is an individual. You can eat all those foods they say are healthy and in the right amounts and still struggle with your weight. If everyone listened and followed the advice of these so called experts there would still be obesity (especially since they call you obese at 20-30 lbs. overweight according to their set charts everyone is supposed to fit into). If anyone calls themselves and "expert" run the other way. It is okay to give advice as long as you don't claim to be an "expert" and have ALL the answers. Isn't it amazing how many so called obese people do not have all the health problems they claim we will get? The women in my family have always been heavy and live into the 90s. As a nutrition endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic told me in March, you just do the best you can.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:32 am PDT

Lot's of common sense, but I do have a couple of thoughts. One is scientific information is absolutely necessary, but it vary rarely causes anyone to change anything. It takes something personal in that persons life or the life of someone they trust to motivate them to do something. (Example we ALL know how unhealthy smoking is and yet people still smoke.) Secondly, the idea of being able to eat a "balanced diet" in this day and age is a pipe dream. According to USDA nutrition studies of raw foods in the last 20 years the foods have lost an average of 25% of their nutrative values. The same studies with simuliar results have been reported in Canada and England. I do agree that we need to eat as healthy as possible and follow a healthy lifestyle, but it is impossible to get the quantity and quality of nutrients our bodies need to support proper cellular structure and function from the modern food production system. If there is a magic bullet for health the bullet would be ALL THE NUTRIENTS IN THE PROPER QUANTITY, EVERYDAY TO SUPPORT CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PROPER STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES. There is a huge number (100's of thousands) of scientific articles and research papers proving this. If you would like information visit this educational website: www.wellnessmatterseveryday.com

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:34 am PDT

I love how, just slightly to the right of this article are online ads for Wu-Yi Tea, "15 lbs in three weeks-no diet" ads, and "Amazing weight loss secrets."

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:41 am PDT

Please take care not to tell people to simply "eat a low fat diet". That is unhealthy. You should advise people to reduce saturated fats as much as possible while increasing the so-called healthy fats, especially monounsaturated and omega fatty acids. Dont discourage people from eating walnuts and almonds (both high in fat) which are extremely beneficial to overall health.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:44 am PDT

AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO LOSE AND MAINTAIN WEIGHT, I'VE FOUND THE BEST, HEALTHY WAY...I READ THE CHINA STUDY.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:47 am PDT

You are sooooo right...There is no magic bullet..Go back to the basics..In order to loose weight you must create a caloric deficit..This produces "weight loss"...Most products are to be used in CONJUNCTION WITH A BALANCED DIET AND EXERCISE...like a golfer using a better driver to get more distance...The driver doesn't make him a pro..it just ASSISTS him in getting the ball furthur.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:47 am PDT

I truly feel in america we do not get enough fiber, omga-3 , b vitamins and I believe other supplements help fill in what we don't get from our food consumption in america , simple things like a teaspoon of cinamon in your coffee or protien drink helps regulate your bodies ability to control sugars much like chromium piculate does , I probably go over board but I also have a damaged liver from years of abuse so certain supplements help with that whether it be milk thistle (which scrubs your liver) ,etc..

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:47 am PDT

I truly feel in america we do not get enough fiber, omga-3 , b vitamins and I believe other supplements help fill in what we don't get from our food consumption in america , simple things like a teaspoon of cinamon in your coffee or protien drink helps regulate your bodies ability to control sugars much like chromium piculate does , I probably go over board but I also have a damaged liver from years of abuse so certain supplements help with that whether it be milk thistle (which scrubs your liver) ,etc..

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:49 am PDT

doing it the hard way is really easy.........

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:50 am PDT

thanks for the article....to bring people back to reality! BUT, i found it funny that the "sponsered links" to the right of the article were for "rapid weight loss" programs that boasted, "no diet necessary" :-)

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