I’d like to think that the authors of this article that appeared in the American Journal of Cardiology were being facetious, because they literally suggested that making statins available at fast food restaurants (e.g., like condiments) would help mitigate the damage done to the body by consuming food produced there. The authors literally say, “Routine accessibility of statins in establishments providing unhealthy food might be a rational modern means to offset the cardiovascular risk. Fast food outlets already offer free condiments to supplement meals. A free statin-containing accompaniment would offer cardiovascular benefits, opposite to the effects of equally available salt, sugar, and high-fat condiments.” This article is BS on so many levels, it is difficult to begin addressing its problems. The authors state that the damage done by this food is a direct result of the saturated fat content of the food, while an overwhelming body of literature has recently shown no association between saturated fat and heart disease – indeed, these authors clearly didn’t read the study that they cited as evidence for the link between saturated fat and heart disease, because that study didn’t find any relation between saturated fat and heart disease. The problem, we all know, is the fast food itself: A concoction of highly refined carbohydrates, chemicals, and sugar. Dozens of studies like this one have shown that cultures that haven’t adopted fast-food industries are almost entirely free from heart attacks. If only the government would stop subsidizing corn, soybeans, and wheat, maybe fast food wouldn’t be so cheap, and wholesome foods could compete. We need to stop making business so cheap for companies that produce food that makes us sick. Read the original review here…
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After sending some undercover people to obtain genetic testing under the auspice of wanting to know more about their health, the Government Accountability Office found that several genetic testing companies were making some pretty startling claims. In conversations between real genetic testing company reps and fictitious consumers, the reps provide rather ridiculous advice. And the “customers” were given a range of misleading test results. ”I believe, as do our experts, that these results clearly show that these tests are not ready for prime time,” GAO’s investigator Gregory Kutz testified on July 22nd, according to the Associated Press. Read more, and catch video, at NPR…