Omega 3 and 6 are fantastic for mood and depression treatment. If you dont like fish or taking fish oils, take the kids version capsules instead. They wont repeat on you or leave a fishy taste.
This summary reminds me a bit of the Daily Mail’s efforts to divide the world into things that cause cancer and things that cure cancer (running totals here: http://kill-or-cure.heroku.com/).
What’s the basis for this sentence, please? – “Though there is little evidence they play a role in the development of cancer, many experts believe that lower consumption reduces the risk.”
Conveniently, there’s a good article by Ben Goldacre on this broad subject (and the EU’s rejection this week of the majority of food-as-medicine claims) today: http://www.badscience.net/2010/07/the-bullshit-box/
This interactive graph from Information is Beautiful is really useful for this kind of thing – shows which supplements have proven benefits for which conditions:
I have – he seems to have many of the same bugbears as I do (e.g., re: science/health reporting and food-as-medicine), so I keep an eye on his work.
I hadn’t come across the Information is Beautiful chart before – it’s quite pretty, really 🙂
Friday 9 July, 2010 at 10:04 am
Omega 3 and 6 are fantastic for mood and depression treatment. If you dont like fish or taking fish oils, take the kids version capsules instead. They wont repeat on you or leave a fishy taste.
This sounds like a Chat magazine top tip! 😀
Friday 9 July, 2010 at 1:46 pm
This summary reminds me a bit of the Daily Mail’s efforts to divide the world into things that cause cancer and things that cure cancer (running totals here: http://kill-or-cure.heroku.com/).
What’s the basis for this sentence, please? – “Though there is little evidence they play a role in the development of cancer, many experts believe that lower consumption reduces the risk.”
Saturday 10 July, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Conveniently, there’s a good article by Ben Goldacre on this broad subject (and the EU’s rejection this week of the majority of food-as-medicine claims) today:
http://www.badscience.net/2010/07/the-bullshit-box/
Sunday 11 July, 2010 at 9:24 pm
I didnt say anything about omega 3 and 6 improving brain power in kids, I just posted from my own experience.
Tuesday 13 July, 2010 at 9:31 am
This interactive graph from Information is Beautiful is really useful for this kind of thing – shows which supplements have proven benefits for which conditions:
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements/
Aidan, I’m a big Ben Goldacre fan as well. Have you read his book?
Tuesday 13 July, 2010 at 11:23 am
I have – he seems to have many of the same bugbears as I do (e.g., re: science/health reporting and food-as-medicine), so I keep an eye on his work.
I hadn’t come across the Information is Beautiful chart before – it’s quite pretty, really 🙂