Please think before you judge. The company behind FMD has single handedly sponsored the largest body of empirical evidence in support of dietary interventions

Please think before you judge. The company behind FMD has single handedly sponsored the largest body of empirical evidence in support of dietary interventions for ameliorating markers of ageing. They did so because they own the patent for their diet formulation. High quality human trials in this area wouldn’t have happened otherwise, because they are extremely expensive to run. We see this problem with other promising interventions that involve for example chemicals whose patent has expired: despite the imperative scientific need, nobody can afford to pay for the human trials. Besides, the characteristics of the diet formulation are known and can be easily reproduced at home. Overall, this company has made valuable contributions. In the last 50 years, the whole research industry has been forced by corporate-style management techniques, the financial environment and regulatory controls to become a servant to capitalism. So given the circumstances, this is the best possible outcome.