Posted by Larry Hoover on November 4, 2003, at 12:12:39
In reply to Re: Wow, some of the things I read here scare me., posted by srd1074 on November 4, 2003, at 10:54:49
> But watching people like my mother place so much faith in a substance based on what one doctor who was trying to make some money says, only to watch her fall further into her problems, makes me sad.
The problem here is not with the fish oil, but with the doctor shilling it. Don't blame the fish oil for human frailties. You need to develop reasonable expectations of what a substance will or will not do. Frankly, pharmaceutical company propaganda is more worrisome than some doctor exaggerating the potential health-promoting effects of a substance with clearly demonstrated health-promoting effects.
> No, I did not contradict myself.
Yes, you did. You presented anecdote, then discounted anecdote.
> I don't use fish oil remedies. I have a pretty good working knowledge of what the substance does and how it works at the cellular level.
IMHO, if you truly understood, you would not discount the use of fish oil.
> Why would anyone take for granted a chemical that could potentially help them, but hurt them just the same.
And, why would anyone take for granted a class of chemicals that will not hurt them, but may help them, just the same?
Lar
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