Which Is Right?
This letter originally appeared in the New York Times on March 14, 2007:
To the Editor:
Restaurants are replacing butter with margarine (or vice versa in some cases)? Or with palm oil (which is worse, from a health perspective)?
This letter originally appeared in the New York Times on March 14, 2007:
To the Editor:
Restaurants are replacing butter with margarine (or vice versa in some cases)? Or with palm oil (which is worse, from a health perspective)?
A March 14, 2007 piece describes colon-irrigation advocate Lidia Huzar-Nash but also mentions skepticism about colonics, quoting ACSH Advisor Dr. Stephen Barrett:
A March 14, 2007 piece on the website of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review describes ACSH's survey of Nutritional Accuracy in Popular Magazines:
A March 13, 2007 piece, explaining why tobacco stocks appear to be benefiting from impending FDA regulation of cigarettes, quotes ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on the status quo-enhancing tendencies of regulation, especially the sort that limits new advertising:
"Consumer-oriented magazines best ones for nutrition advice," says American Council on Science and Health.
A March 5, 2007 piece on XTV.com noted ACSH's announcement of our survey of Nutrition Accuracy in Popular Magazines:
A March 2, 2007 piece by Denise Mann describes the unfortunate rise to prominence of Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, a book pushing a vague misinterpretation of quantum physics as not only a key to career success but to improved health, as touted by Oprah Winfrey and others -- but not by ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross or ACSH Advisor Dr. Stephen Barrett:
A March piece by Marilynn Larkin quotes ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on the potential of anti-cervical cancer vaccinations:
"The vaccine is a marvel and seems to be extremely safe," said Gilbert Ross, American Council on Science and Health, a public-health advocacy organisation based in New York City. "If it is given to enough young girls..."
A March 1, 2007 piece notes ACSH's survey of Nutrition Accuracy in Popular Magazines:
A March 1, 2007 piece mentions Salon.com's mention of our mention of JAMA's report on high rates of HPV, the virus associated with cervical cancer: