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| 8 February 2011
UK Edition |
 Dear Reader,
Chances are, if you're an e-Tips reader, you're not exactly...trusting...of Big Pharma and the drugs they claim are saving so many lives.
After all, we talk a lot about side effects, flawed trials, and the other ways in which the mainstream aims to maintain the status quo of immediately drugging any illness or condition your body even hints at developing.
It's a pretty carefully woven web. One in which many of our friends and loved ones still get caught in. Recently, I came across a study that might help detangle the web.
This certainly isn't going to blow every clinical drug trial out there, but it's definitely major. We all know that many studies used to demonstrate the efficacy of patent medications compare the drug in question to a placebo. Somehow, these placebos have become equated, in many people's minds, with "sugar pills."
But are they really so harmless?
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, explains that there are absolutely no regulations governing what's in those placebos. And, of course, placebos can affect the outcome of trials in a major way.
Not knowing what's in that placebo, should already sound the alarm... In some trials, participants got worse taking a placebo, so how do we know something more sinister isn't going on?
If drug companies have nothing to hide in conducting these trials, why isn't there more transparency concerning one of the most essential factors in the modern drug trial?
To illustrate how a placebo can affect the outcome of a trial, the researchers discussed a trial for a drug used to treat anorexia linked with cancer. The placebo contained lactose. Thing is, lactose intolerance is pretty common among cancer patients.
When participants taking the placebo complained of stomach problems, it made the drug look better — but was the drug relieving stomach problems, or was the placebo triggering the intolerance and causing the symptoms?
The researchers of the Annals of Internal Medicine study, found that the contents of placebo pills were only disclosed in 8.2 per cent of the 176 trials they reviewed... They concluded that the nature of the placebo can influence trial outcomes — and that the formulation absolutely should be disclosed.
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Navigating the supermarket
Q: I completely agree with your conclusions that refined sugar and flour are bad for our bodies. How in the world am I supposed to eliminate them from my family's diet? They're everywhere!
Dr. Jonathan V. Wright: You're certainly right that it can be very difficult to avoid refined sugar and carbohydrates these days. But it is possible, and there are a few "tricks" you can use to make it a bit simpler.
First, reading labels — and knowing what to look for on them — is crucial. Look for ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, and enriched flour. If the product contains any of these, don't buy it.
In fact, you'll be better off avoiding packaged foods altogether, which explains why this advice can be so difficult to follow: Supermarket shelves are stocked primarily with processed, packaged foods, and I'd be willing to bet that 90 per cent of them contain some sort of refined sugar or carb.
Shopping along the outer edges of the supermarket — where fruits, vegetables, and meats are usually located — will make avoiding the packaged stuff a little easier. And you may also want to find a natural health food store in your area. While not everything these stores carry is truly healthy, they often have more options in terms of products made without refined ingredients.
Bear in mind we are not addressing anyone's personal situation and you should rely on this for informational purposes only. Please consult with your own doctor before acting on any recommendations contained herein.
Wishing you the best of health,
Andrew Miller
UK Editor
Nutrition and Healing
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Sources:
"What's in Placebos: Who Knows? Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials," Annals of Internal Medicine (annals.org)
"Pay Dirt: Hundreds of Doctors Earned Big Money from Drug Companies," ABC News: Health (abcnews.go.com)
"Docs on Pharma Payroll Have Blemished Records, Limited Credentials," ProPublica (propublica.org)
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