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Health fads that are tangibly idiotic but seem like just water are actually incredibly dangerous. The problem is that it’s either going to be prepared by a scam

Health fads that are tangibly idiotic but seem like just water are actually incredibly dangerous. The problem is that it’s either going to be prepared by a scammer or an idiot, and you better hope for a scammer because the power of idiots is overwhelming. Another Famous case is the homeo pathic teething drops that cause seizures— Yes, and absurd sentence on the face of it.

plagiarist 3y ago
Wow. They must have been using a potent toxin for homeopathy to cause anything at all.
- shkkmo 3y ago
  They were diluting a poisonous plant and had poor controls and processes that lead to inconsistent levels of dilution. > In investigating Hyland’s teething products, the FDA focused on an ingredient known as atropa belladonna, an herb known colloquially as “deadly nightshade.” > In diluted form, the substance is not expected to pose any health risk. In 2010, however, FDA inspectors who examined Hyland’s facilities criticized the company for substandard manufacturing practices and found inconsistent levels of atropa belladonna in its products. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hundreds-of-babies-harmed-by-homeopathic-remedies-families-say/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hundreds-of-babie...
  - KennyBlanken 3y ago
    I'll take "foreseeable consequences of not prohibiting companies from adding to food anything that would be poisonous, regardless of concentration" for $500, Alex. And before someone gets all comic-book-guy on me: yeah, I'm aware things like iron are safe, and we "enrich" a lot of foods to help public health. Such enrichment should also be subject to strict regulation.
    - MarcoZavala 3y ago
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  - 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
    I am surprised homeopathic production even bother with including the ingredient. I assumed they just bottled water and called it 2000x or whatever. Also, how can you screw up dilution at a plant? Bad mixing is the only justification that makes sense to me.
KennyBlanken 3y ago
Or we could require that anyone who wants to sell things for human consumption undergo strict regulation. That this happened for something that shouldn't even be commonplace except for emergency use - bottled water - is especially unacceptable.

plagiarist 3y ago

Wow. They must have been using a potent toxin for homeopathy to cause anything at all.

shkkmo 3y ago
They were diluting a poisonous plant and had poor controls and processes that lead to inconsistent levels of dilution. > In investigating Hyland’s teething products, the FDA focused on an ingredient known as atropa belladonna, an herb known colloquially as “deadly nightshade.” > In diluted form, the substance is not expected to pose any health risk. In 2010, however, FDA inspectors who examined Hyland’s facilities criticized the company for substandard manufacturing practices and found inconsistent levels of atropa belladonna in its products. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hundreds-of-babies-harmed-by-homeopathic-remedies-families-say/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hundreds-of-babie...
- KennyBlanken 3y ago
  I'll take "foreseeable consequences of not prohibiting companies from adding to food anything that would be poisonous, regardless of concentration" for $500, Alex. And before someone gets all comic-book-guy on me: yeah, I'm aware things like iron are safe, and we "enrich" a lot of foods to help public health. Such enrichment should also be subject to strict regulation.
  - MarcoZavala 3y ago
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- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
  I am surprised homeopathic production even bother with including the ingredient. I assumed they just bottled water and called it 2000x or whatever. Also, how can you screw up dilution at a plant? Bad mixing is the only justification that makes sense to me.

KennyBlanken 3y ago

Or we could require that anyone who wants to sell things for human consumption undergo strict regulation. That this happened for something that shouldn't even be commonplace except for emergency use - bottled water - is especially unacceptable.