NSF Statement on Consumer Reports Article on Protein Drinks
I’m sure many of you have seen news reports on Consumer Reports’ (CR) expose on protein drinks. I will have more to write on this particular topic in the next few days. In the meantime, I was interested to see this statement by the not-for-profit, independent certification company, NSF International, disputing the numbers CR reported for Muscle Milk. NSF International cannot comment on the test results reported in the...
CSPI Speaks Out on Acai Scams
We’ve been discussing these scams for many months, but it’s not like they’ve gone away… so it’s good to see more attention being paid to the subject. WASHINGTON—The Center for Science in the Public Interest is warning consumers not to enroll online in supposedly free trials of diet products made with the trendy Brazilian berry açai (pronounced a-sigh-EE). There’s no evidence whatsoever to suggest...
Why Should You Care About Science?
Actually, Paul should be the author of record for this post, as he wrote what follows for the home page of the site. But he didn’t think to post it, so I will… it’s really too good to leave buried behind a link that a lot of people will never click on. Heeeere’s Paul: Why should you care about science-based supplement reviews? Isn’t science really boring—something only of interest to geeks and brainiacs?...
Speaking of GMPs…
Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) were the topic of a very interesting talk at Supply Side East… so it was doubly interesting to see the need for more stringent guidelines confirmed by this article in the NY Post. Putting the ‘die’ in diet Health guru nearly killed eating own product By DAREH GREGORIAN In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the controversial alternative-medicine advocate says he suffered...
Countdown to Supply Side East
It’s wheels up on the 24th: I’m off to New Jersey and Supply Side East – a natural foods/supplement ingredient trade show. It’s been a while since I’ve been to one of these – I hit the Natural Products Expo in Boston a couple of years ago, but sat 2009 out. So I’m pretty excited to go. I signed up for the “educational” package, and will be attending these presentations on safety...
UFB.com 1, Proactol 0
Just thought I’d draw attention to the fact that Paul has updated his review on a fat loss supp called “Proactol.” It’s worth reading in full, if for no other reason than to see how low some supp company reps will go to suppress legitimate critiques of their products. Fortunately, Paul isn’t easily intimidated. 😉 P.S. Speaking of legal threats, this is as good a time as any to link to The Most...
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