Guest guest Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 --- Coconut Diet Forums <noreply@...> wrote: > From: " Coconut Diet Forums " > <noreply@...> > coconutdietforumlist@... > Subject: Stop FDA Censorship! > Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:26:56 -0600 > > Did you know that companies selling coconut oil are > prohibited by the > FDA from discussing any of its health benefits, or > even referencing > scientific literature discussing health benefits of > coconut oil? The > Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is censoring > health information. > The pharmaceutical companies are the winners. You > and your family > are the losers. > > For example, the FDA prohibited the claim that folic > acid reduces the > risk of neural tube defects for four years while the > Centers for > Disease Control and Prevention recommended every > woman of > childbearing age take that supplement. Thus, the > FDA contributed to > an estimated 10,000 preventable neural tube defects. > > An estimated 300,000 Americans die each year from > sudden-death heart > attacks. That number, however, could be reduced by > 40% if people > were allowed to know that fish oil treats heart > arrhythmias and heart > thrombosis. An estimated 20 million Americans > suffer pain and > debilitation from osteoarthritis. That number, > however, could be > reduced substantially if people were allowed to know > that glucosamine > and chondroitin sulfate treat osteoarthritis. An > estimated 50% of > males over the age of 50 suffer from a benign > enlarged prostate. > That number, however, could be reduced if men were > allowed to know > that saw palmetto extract treats benign prostatic > hyperplasia. The > evidence for these dietary ingredients claims is > overwhelming -- yet > the FDA bans them outright! > > In 1994, the U.S. Congress ordered the FDA to let > the public have > access to scientific articles and publications on > the role of > nutrients in disease by passing the Dietary > Supplement Health and > Education Act (DSHEA). In addition, four federal > court orders have > condemed the FDA's practice of censorship as a > violation of the First > Amendment. Yet, censorship by the FDA goes on!! > > The Health Freedom Protection Act would prevent the > FDA from > censoring Americans' right to know about truthful, > health-enhancing > benefits of foods and dietary ingredients. > > Congressmen Ron and Walter will introduce > the Health > Freedom Protection Act on Wednesday, November 9th. > Please urge your > U.S. representative to become an original cosponsor > of this > legislation. Go to the following website to email > your > representative: > http://capwiz.com/liberty/issues/alert/?alertid=8194951 & type=CO > > Sincerely, > > Shilhavy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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