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SidDithers

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41. Hey, didja hear about the supplement pusher who sued his own supplement maker...

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:38 PM

Dec 2012

'cause he poisoned himself (and a few others) with his own brand of supplements?

Seriously, you can't make this shit up.

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/05/01/gary-null-the-health-guru-who-sued-his-own-supplement/

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Bad News About Supplements [View all] 2on2u Dec 2012 OP

What would be the motivation? Can't pharmaceutical companies make money off of supplements? nt Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #1

Vitamins are cheaper, few if any side effects newfie11 Dec 2012 #2

Actually, real greed, in fact outright fraud, is perpetuated by the reACTIONary Dec 2012 #24

We can thank Sen Orrin Hatch of Utah for allowing these, many in UT, companies to get away byeya Dec 2012 #27

I am now 66 years old newfie11 Dec 2012 #35

That's not proof that vitamins work. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #36

Read on newfie11 Dec 2012 #40

Big pharma working hard to keep you sick to protect their profits. think Dec 2012 #3

No, they're not Patiod Dec 2012 #12

the FDA is a bad joke april Dec 2012 #17

Exactly. underfunded understaffed, big pharma walks all over them. Javaman Dec 2012 #26

No they don't. Patiod Dec 2012 #33

No, it's not. And it's not toothless. Pharma companies fear it. Patiod Dec 2012 #31

I wouldn't hang my hat on the FDA as a real industry watchdog.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #20

Excellent post. n/t Lisa D Dec 2012 #21

Best book on the subject of health and nutrition... BanzaiBonnie Dec 2012 #4

Lies from the pharmacueutical companies. They lose money when people are healthy. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #5

Supplements made without oversight Patiod Dec 2012 #15

You really need to do a little research on the FDA before you make yourself look even worse. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #22

I just report what I see from the pharma side Patiod Dec 2012 #34

So do you. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #37

Both the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the UCal Berekely Wellness letter do not byeya Dec 2012 #6

Every dollar spent on supplements is at the very least a dollar they didn't get. djean111 Dec 2012 #9

That isn't true... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19

Excellent points, byeya - eating a wide variety of foods, particularly plants, is best Cassidy Dec 2012 #11

Utah gives big tax breaks to supplement companies siligut Dec 2012 #14

It's a shame so many people can't eat glutan because whole grains are the basis of many byeya Dec 2012 #42

for every $20 spent by big pharma bluemarkers Dec 2012 #7

Dr. Saul think you can cure your cancer with vitamin C... SidDithers Dec 2012 #8

Supplements ARE a waste of money KurtNYC Dec 2012 #10

ARE NOT otohara Dec 2012 #28

They can be dangerous too -- Calcium supplements increase risk of heart attacks KurtNYC Dec 2012 #30

Si, My Mineral of Choice is Magnesium Chloride otohara Dec 2012 #38

Calcium and magnesium must be taken together newfie11 Dec 2012 #39

Not always. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #43

The entire drug approval process has been corrupted. Eddie Haskell Dec 2012 #13

This is a far more complicated topic than black/white, bad/good. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #16

for drug companies heaven05 Dec 2012 #18

With caps on damages, and higher burdens of proof to name just a few, big Pharma considers the Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #23

I take supplements and they really help. ananda Dec 2012 #25

They make a difference in my life. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #29

What data? GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #32

Hey, didja hear about the supplement pusher who sued his own supplement maker... SidDithers Dec 2012 #41

Locking REP Dec 2012 #44