Article: Did You Know - April 2003
Did You Know - April 2003
by: Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN
http://www.sweetpoison.com/newsletter/
* Every year, four times as many Americans are killed by
medical mistakes as were killed in the Vietnam War, yet
media attention is not directed toward those who died at the
hands of modern medicine as toward war.
* The "new - improved - longer lasting flavor" Wrigleys
Juicy
Fruit, Spearmint and Doublemint gums have added aspartame
in addition to sugar. It is in very fine print at the bottom of
the back side of the packaging, but the gum is not labeled
sugar-free. Also, Big Red gum has added Acesulfame K.
* Lutein and bilberry offer tremendous eye-sight benefits,
but you have to take the right dosage, and most supplements
are not strong enough. The average adult needs no less than
15 mg of the most potent lutein available and an average of
320 mg. bilberry for better night vision, improved circulation
to the eyes, retina support, and eye-tissue maintenance.
* Much recommended knee surgeries have been found to be
less beneficial than doing nothing for the patient.
* Cotton growers regularly use chemicals that have been
banned from use on food crops due to high levels of toxicity.
Cotton crops consume 10% of the world's pesticides and 25%
of its insecticides. Cotton is regulated as a fiber and not a
food,
even though a major part of the crop is destined for human use.
* The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD),
the not-for-profit membership organization representing the
specialty of pediatric dentistry, announced a collaborative
research and education partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation.
The AAPD will receive a $1 million research grant from Coca-Cola,
the world's largest soft-drink manufacturer, to support research
and public and professional educational programs that will
promote improved dental health for children.
The partnership has been criticized by the U.S. non-profit group
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which voiced
concerns that Coca-Cola, whose products they say cause tooth
decay, obesity and other health problems in children, will have
a strong influence on the dental group.
However, AAPD said that Coca-Cola will have no say in the
research specifics and that research will be conducted by
independent, university researchers. Other money from the
partnership will go toward educational efforts aimed at children's
oral health.
Nonetheless, CSPI fears that, regardless of how the grant
money is used, the partnership will make it unlikely for the
AAPD to support ventures that go against Coca-Cola's interests,
such as removing soft-drink machines from schools.
