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troutman · 01-27-2010, 09:15 AM

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=3547

Supplement or alternative medical therapies promoters keep citing their “science” in claiming that supplements or alternative medical therapies are safe and effective. UnNaturalNews asks one simple question: Where is this science?

This is a satire story or a parody. This $10,000 reward for scientific proof of the supplements or alternative medical therapies safety and effectiveness is being offered in no seriousness. What do I look like, The JREF? The offer is valid through April 1, 2010.

It’s simple, really. If such scientific proof exists, it should require less than an hour to find it. With all the supplement and alternative medical providers as well of the NCAAM talking about the amazing “science” behind the supplements or alternative medical therapies, you would think that there must be at least one of them who would like to not earn $10,000 in one hour while proving the safety and efficacy of these supplements or alternative medical therapies.

Is there one such person who would claim this $10,000?

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...3&pagewanted=2

A recent study in Spain found that a 4-to-1 carbohydrate-protein solution is more quickly absorbed by the stomach during exercise than a carbohydrate-only beverage is. And research financed by PacificHealth (which makes Endurox R4 and Accelerade), found Accelerade to be 15 percent more effective than Gatorade and 40 percent more effective than plain water for the purpose of rehydrating athletes.

Many in the medical community remain skeptical. ''I'm cautious,'' said Dr. Domenic Sica, an internist at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, who works with the school's athletic department. ''There are some data that exercising to the point of exhaustion can be improved upon by provision of protein. But it's just an observational phenomenon. Mechanistically it's not been proven yet.''

Dr. Eugene Hong, the chief of sports medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, said, ''The big problem with most of these studies is that a very small number of people is being studied.''

01-27-2010, 09:15 AM	#29
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=3547 Supplement or alternative medical therapies promoters keep citing their “science” in claiming that supplements or alternative medical therapies are safe and effective. UnNaturalNews asks one simple question: Where is this science? This is a satire story or a parody. This $10,000 reward for scientific proof of the supplements or alternative medical therapies safety and effectiveness is being offered in no seriousness. What do I look like, The JREF? The offer is valid through April 1, 2010. It’s simple, really. If such scientific proof exists, it should require less than an hour to find it. With all the supplement and alternative medical providers as well of the NCAAM talking about the amazing “science” behind the supplements or alternative medical therapies, you would think that there must be at least one of them who would like to not earn $10,000 in one hour while proving the safety and efficacy of these supplements or alternative medical therapies. Is there one such person who would claim this $10,000? http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...3&pagewanted=2 A recent study in Spain found that a 4-to-1 carbohydrate-protein solution is more quickly absorbed by the stomach during exercise than a carbohydrate-only beverage is. And research financed by PacificHealth (which makes Endurox R4 and Accelerade), found Accelerade to be 15 percent more effective than Gatorade and 40 percent more effective than plain water for the purpose of rehydrating athletes. Many in the medical community remain skeptical. ''I'm cautious,'' said Dr. Domenic Sica, an internist at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, who works with the school's athletic department. ''There are some data that exercising to the point of exhaustion can be improved upon by provision of protein. But it's just an observational phenomenon. Mechanistically it's not been proven yet.'' Dr. Eugene Hong, the chief of sports medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, said, ''The big problem with most of these studies is that a very small number of people is being studied.'' Last edited by troutman; 01-27-2010 at 09:20 AM.