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Doctors Say: Fruits and
Veggies Might Be Good for You: July 29, 2005
About a week ago (7/20/2005), nutrition experts Alice H.
Lichtenstein, DSc and Robert M. Russell, MD at Tufts published
their results of a study in the JAMA that questioned the benefits
of supplementation of nutrients as opposed to taking in natural
and whole foods.
The results, as expected, said much of what I firmly believe
in... you can't get the best nutrients from a dried plant
or fruit or anything!
An article from www.medpagetoday.com tells about the study
and reports, in a deadpan type of manner, the following brainbuster:
"Essential nutrients that come from foods are better than
pills from bottles, concluded nutrition researchers. Indications
for supplements, they added, occupy a narrow niche."
This study has two outcomes and one bone head suggestion:
(1) That it is possible to over supplement, (2) That diets
high in fruits and vegetables are better than a diet with
supplements to prevent disease and (Bonehead suggestion) Fluoride
should be supplemented in a child's diet. I'll start with
the first two and then finish up with their poisonous script.
I'm not concerned that these doctors are studying the effects
of supplementation. I'd like to applaud them for this. Many
people need to be aware of over supplementation and also need
to be told that a multivitamin doesn't exactly cut it.
I'm concerned that money is being spent incorrectly. I'm
concerned that it took a study at Tufts (where researchers
are paid handsomely) to decide that eating a banana might
have more nutrient value than a banana pill where all the
nutrients are stripped of water, enzymes and LIFE. This is
pretty straightforward stuff as far as I'm concerned.
I’ve always believed the best way to optimum health is through
fresh, natural and organic fruits and vegetables. Ask Dr.
Jensen or Dr. Schultze, they've helped thousands of people
HEAL THEMSELVES with juice supplementation over many decades.
When you juice a fruit or a vegetable, you've taken away
the fiber and concentrated the nutrients and enzymes, which
your body can assimilate immediately. In this pure form your
body can take in 90-100% of the nutrients and it does this
very fast. With a dried pill, your body does not take in the
nutrients in the same manner and many of this excess is passed
off as waste... as evidenced by the fluorescent color of urine
after taking most multivitamins.
What frightens me most is that the doctors, after coming
to the conclusion about these supplements, are weak to suggest
a solution because of a fear to put anyone's panties in a
bundle.
"Our conclusion is based on the lack of a complete understanding
of nutrient requirements and interactions, disappointing
results of intervention studies with single nutrients or
nutrient cocktails, and limited understanding of how the
message would be interpreted with respect to dietary and
lifestyle behaviors."
That’s quite a non-committing statement. I don't understand
what "limited understanding of how the message would be interpreted"
means. Does this mean they are afraid to cause some waves
in a big business... like the supplement business? I'd imagine
this is part of it. These doctors are just as good as the
protestors that go to the rally and cover their faces with
bandanas. How can you believe so strongly about something
and then cover face when you’re protesting your beliefs! It
is an act of cowardice.
To support the doctors, they do speak on how over supplementation
could cause harm, which is certainly true. Though I, myself,
would have liked to collect the big-stash grant money to come
to this conclusion. Maybe I could have eaten 100 carrots a
day, turned bright orange and said, "Look, there's certainly
something happening here, it might be bad!" (Next line with
hand held out: "Give me my money!)
Finally, like a swift kick in the butt, which may have negated
all the somewhat good from above, the nutrition "experts"
suggest that fluoride should be supplemented in a child's
diet to halt tooth decay. I’ve never been big on suggesting
that a poison like fluoride should be suggested for anyone
to ingest. There are enough warnings and studies that show
the dangerous effects of fluoride that I’m shocked these nutritionists
have made such a blatantly dangerous recommendation.
That’s what I’ll talk about next week!
Stay on top of the curve,
Kevin
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