An April 20, 2005 article by Kristen Greencher notes reactions to the federal government's new food pyramid nutrition guidelines, including the reaction of ACSH's Director of Nutrition, Dr. Ruth Kava:
Imagine someone arguing as follows: Driving an automobile can result in injury or death. Logically speaking, the only way to completely avoid this risk is to never drive an automobile. True, seatbelts have been shown to drastically reduce the risk of death and/or injury in the event of an accident, but not always. But in some instances -- particularly if they are used inappropriately, such as only wearing lap belts -- seatbelts may fail to protect. Therefore, to completely eliminate risk, individuals should be discouraged from driving automobiles altogether.
An April 19, 2005 article by Katrina Woznicki in www.MedPageToday.com described the newly-unveiled revised food pyramid and quoted the reaction of ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava:
This article first appeared in the Washington Times.
Nutrition activists like the Center for Science in the Public Interest are scaring Americans away from technology that could help us lose weight.
This article appeared on MedicalProgressToday.com.
An April 14, 2005 article by Mark Clayton in the Christian Science Monitor described the detection of DDT in birds but noted ACSH's words of caution:
This article originally appeared on www.NationalReview.com:
Now that the FDA has pressured Pfizer to remove Bextra from pharmacy shelves, applause rains down from the usual locales: self-styled "consumer advocates," politicos looking for a quick score, and columnists, all patting themselves on the back for "getting" Bextra.
Vitamin E has been promoted as a natural preventive or cure for several ills widespread among Americans such as heart disease, some types of cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, as we ve noted before, when studied in randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials, vitamin E does not live up to its reputation (see http://www.acsh.org/news/newsID.446/news_detail.asp and http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.524/news_detail.asp ).
Given today's federal judge's ruling striking down the FDA's ban of the dangerous natural weight-loss supplement, ephedra, we would like to remind you what we said about the matter when the FDA first made the decision. This commentary is only more relevant today...
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FDA vs. Congress on Ephedra Ban
Jeff Stier, Esq.
published on January 9, 2004
