Good Morning Team – Much fuss has been made about what Dr Oz said or didn’t say on his show that aired Feb 22, 2013 entitled: \u2018The Truth About Antioxidants\u2019. The challenge is the “context”, meaning that the media has a tendency to treat every new scientific study as if no other research had come before and “Content” as in most people never look past the headline. <\/p>\n
In this situation and as is the case with most headlines and prime-time talk shows, the first few minutes of this Dr. Oz episode captivates its viewers with sensational statements. However, if one watches past the opening five minutes, one finds that Dr. Oz is still advocating a rather common sense <\/em>view….and the headline was designed just to get your attention.<\/p>\n What both doctors actually said and agreed upon, is that a select few antioxidants IF<\/strong> delivered as<\/p>\n , in<\/p>\n have been shown to increase risk in<\/p>\n In response to the question; “Do you want people to avoid antioxidants<\/em>?” Dr Greenfield responds: \u201cNO<\/strong>, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the message here\u2026 Even people who are being conscientious about holding to a healthy diet probably aren\u2019t getting all the nutrients they need including antioxidants<\/em>.\u201d Dr. Oz goes on to define his personal idea <\/em>of an appropriate supplement as one that contains; \u201camounts of nutrients\u2026 that you could actually get if you had eaten the right foods\u2026You want a regular dose that a human being like you or your ancestors would have naturally gotten from food<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n I also want to point out that the main study quoted by Dr Greenfield – the 1994 New England Journal of Medicine report on the effect of certain antioxidants in relation to lung cancer has been debunked multiple times over the years. Yet like a bad penny it keeps showin up!<\/p>\n In the currently available literature there simply is no evidence that natural beta-carotene, delivered in dietary amounts, blended with a full spectrum dietary nutrients increases risk for any disease. <\/p>\n The facts are clear – even if you eat all of the right foods you know you’re supposed to eat – thanx to modern farming techniques today’s fruits and vegetables have less nutritional content than the same foods we ate just 20 years ago. Therefore it makes “common sense<\/em>” that we all must take a well balanced supplement.<\/p>\n Live with Intention, Good Morning Team – Much fuss has been made about what Dr Oz said or didn’t say on his show that aired Feb 22, 2013 entitled: \u2018The Truth About Antioxidants\u2019. The challenge is the “context”, meaning that the media has … Continue reading isolated compounds<\/strong><\/ul>\n
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\nDr Bill Toth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"