Re: Whatever happened to Oat Bran?

[Guest guest]

I think it comes down to reading abstracts, deciding for yourself if it was a

good study or not, and drawing your own conclusions. If you have a scientific

background, it's a little easier to be an intelligent consumer of information

because you'll have an understanding of how good research is done. Remember the

cold fusion fiasco 10+ years ago? Scientists are human too, and they are prone

to jumping to conclusions as well, particularly when it's a huge discovery or

leap forward for their field. It's always good to question the results of a

study, especially because in the case of Samter's, there are a wide range of

symptoms and treatments that work.

Thanks for posting that article! As you said, we all know our doctors don't know

everything, but it's nice to have some hard evidence of that.

Becca

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> Are the studies right or wrong?

> Do " experts " know what they are talking about?

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> Check out:

> http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1998644,00.html

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> No surprises for most of this group. There are more stories here about

> ignorance of MDs, (sometimes dangerous), with respect to Samters, than

> there about any unseful advice from them.

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> btw, for those who are too young to remember Oat Bran . . .

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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat

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> http://www.improvingmedicalstatistics.com/oatbran%20intro%20details.htm

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