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12-07.-2007, 01:27 AM
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FDA says "no" in Tomato connection to reduced cancer risk: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"
>From today's post at "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider". Google site
for links and original text. --- FDA Finds No Link Between Tomatoes and Reduced Cancer Risk Despite the fact that a number of studies have been reported that show an association between tomato and/or lycopene intake and a reduced risk of some types of cancer, the FDA has seen a different picture. In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received two petitions for qualified health claims regarding tomatoes, lycopene, and the risk reduction for some forms of cancer. (Health claims that characterize the relationship between a food or food component and a disease or health-related condition require premarket approval by FDA to be included on the labels of conventional foods and dietary supplements.) Since then, the agency has been investigating the matter further. The FDA has found "no credible evidence to support an association between lycopene intake and a reduced risk of prostate, lung, colorectal, gastric, breast, ovarian, endometrial, or pancreatic cancer." The FDA also found no credible evidence for an association between tomato consumption and a reduced risk of lung, colorectal, breast, cervical, or endometrial cancer. The FDA found "very limited evidence" to support an association between tomato consumption and reduced risks of prostate, ovarian, gastric, and pancreatic cancers, and so at this point, those seeking functional food status for their lycopene containing products will not be getting their wish. D. |
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12-07.-2007, 07:52 PM
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Re: FDA says "no" in Tomato connection to reduced cancer risk: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:27:35 -0700, "D." <djensen36@cox.net> wrote:
>>From today's post at "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider". Google site >for links and original text. >--- > >FDA Finds No Link Between Tomatoes and Reduced Cancer Risk Given their lax approach to drug approval, cozy relations with pharma and other deteriorations of corruption since Bush, I'm not sure why in the world I'd want to trust what the FDA says any more. George M. Carter |
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12-07.-2007, 11:58 PM
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Re: FDA says "no" in Tomato connection to reduced cancer risk: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"
On Jul 12, 3:52 am, GMCarter <f...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:27:35 -0700, "D." <djense...@cox.net> wrote: > >>From today's post at "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider". Google site > >for links and original text. > >--- > > >FDA Finds No Link Between Tomatoes and Reduced Cancer Risk > > Given their lax approach to drug approval, cozy relations with pharma > and other deteriorations of corruption since Bush, I'm not sure why in > the world I'd want to trust what the FDA says any more. > > George M. Carter The FDA hasn't really changed much under Bush. It's operated in much the same way for decades. In this case, they may be just far more conservative than many of us would like to see. However, I think they've learned that by bad experiences they have had in rushing approvals through the process. They are really just trying to protect us, which is their job. Still, it's a federal agency and we should all have an interest in making sure that the FDA recognizes the science that has been done behind alternative medicines, D. |
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