The FDA has approved what is effectively marketing propaganda to be
printed on the label of the obesity drug Xenical. In contrast, it's
still illegal to print the truth about herbs, vitamins, minerals and
other supplements on the labels of natural products, but the FDA happily
allows Xenical labels to include information that will help it sell.
(For example, folic acid supplement manufacturers still cannot state
that folic acid prevents neural tube birth defects, even though every
doctor and researcher under the sun knows this to be true.)
The
Xenical label doesn't tell the whole story, either: it should also state
"anal discharge" as one of the side effects. Any drug that causes anal
discharge should have the phrase printed in large, red letters, right on
the front, along with an icon that depicts the event in a recognizable
graphic.
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health author and award-winning journalist with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He has authored more than 1,800 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, and he has authored and published several downloadable personal preparedness courses including a downloadable course focused on safety and self defense. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In mid 2010, Adams produced TV.NaturalNews.com, a natural health video sharing website offering user-generated videos on nutrition, green living, fitness and more. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also the founder of a well known HTML email software company whose 'Email Marketing Director' software currently runs the NaturalNews subscription database. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds. Known as the 'Health Ranger,' Adams' personal health statistics and mission statements are located at www.HealthRanger.org
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