[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

[Mike Freeman]

Yuch! Pop medicine!
Mike

On Sep 12, 2013, at 9:13, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:

> But I love Dr. Ozzzzzz!!!!
> 
> Sorry, just had to do this.
> CL
> 
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:10 AM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Exactly!  And when doctors and other health professionals are recommending this or that, they are often basing it on their best conjecture or on the results of one or a few studies, just as we do when we read things and follow them on that basis.  And remember that, while the FDA's panel that approves drugs and foods is expert, they are not experts in everything.  As a speaker at a commencement at Harvard Medical School in the 80s said "You can leave here knowing that about 10% of what we taught you here is fact. The problem is, none of us knows which 10%."  Most people get their beliefs from the media (including media doctors who interpret study findings), and most media reports are based on what's been discovered in one study by one group of researchers, and touted as fact.  And many times, when further study shows the opposite, it is ignored, or the public has come to believe so strongly in the first study that no amount of evidence to the contrary can change minds.
>> 
>> Sandi
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>> 
>> 
>>> Well, the medical community and FDA are always changing their minds
>>> about what is good and what isn't. For years we were told to limit
>>> caffeine consumption, but recently, I hear everywhere that massive
>>> amounts of caffeine are good for you. Okay, perhaps massive is an
>>> exaggeration, grin, but seriously, I saw one interview where multiple
>>> cups of coffee were being recommended. Just a couple of years ago the
>>> medical community would have admonished you for this.
>>> 
>>> So I agree with have to proceed withcaution when it comes to these
>>> reports and not jump on bandwagons. I recall a decade ago when low-carb
>>> diets were all the rage, and everyone was sure this was the way to lose
>>> weight and eat in general. Now we know that a balance diet including
>>> complex carbs is much better than low-carb or no-carb.
>>> 
>>> I think balance is key, and watching consumption amounts and what we eat
>>> does more than following current trends.
>>> 
>>> Bridgit
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Mike Freeman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:04 PM