Satire: American Heart Association's advice on antioxidant supplements helps people avoid heart disease by dying younger

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http://www.thenhf.com/articles_70.htm

 

by Mike Adams

December 2004

 

 

 

 

 

On the heels of a bizarre announcement from the American Heart Association that

people should not use antioxidant supplements to prevent heart disease, the

Council for Responsible Nutrition has replied with a review of epidemiologic

studies that shows strong support for the use of vitamin E and other

antioxidants in reducing the risk of major coronary disease. One study that

reviewed 80,000 nurses who took vitamin E supplements showed a 41% reduction in

the risk of major coronary disease. Another study of 11,000 elderly people

showed a 47% reduction in coronary disease mortality and a 53% reduction if they

used both vitamin E and vitamin C.

 

I think the American Heart Association should respond by saying " The only way

people don't get heart disease is if they die before the age at which they would

normally be diagnosed with it. Thus our recommendation is that people avoid

taking antioxidant supplements so they die earlier before they ever get heart

disease. " This should be part of the American Heart Association's new

advertising slogan, which is: " Avoid heart disease by dying before you get it! "

That seems to be consistent with the AHA's message, after all.

 

OK let's get serious about this for a moment, and ask " What's stupid about this

news? " The answer's obvious -- it's that the American Heart Association, which

is supposed be telling people how to prevent heart disease, is out there giving

people precisely the wrong information. They're telling people to avoid taking

supplements that reduce the risk of heart disease. Shouldn't this association be

giving people information that makes them healthier rather than increasing their

risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular trauma?

 

If you look at the history of the American Heart Association, their present

position is no surprise. The AHA has, for decades, denied any benefit whatsoever

from vitamins, minerals or nutritional supplements. In fact it was only

grudgingly and reluctantly dragged into the era of nutrition after being

confronted with a mountain of undeniable evidence in support of nutrition for

heart health.

 

For decades, the AHA actually prescribed a diet that avoided all heart-healthy

oils, such as cod liver oil, salmon oil, fish oils, omega-3 oil, primrose oil

and other dietary oils. The AHA told people that consuming any of these oils

would increase their risk of heart disease. Of course, we now know that to be

complete nonsense.

 

Which brings up the all-important question: how many people have died over the

past 20 years from listening to the American Heart Association's advice? And, by

the way, guess where the AHA gets millions of dollars in funding each year? It's

from the prescription drug companies, of course, who stand to benefit from

treating patients with pharmaceuticals rather than having patients get well from

nutrition. That's why I propose that we pass a national law renaming the AHA to

" the American Heart Association for Complete Idiots " . And require it to change

its slogan to " Prevent Heart Disease. Die Sooner. "

 

 

About the author:

Author Mike Adams is a holistic nutritionist with over 4,000 hours of study on

nutrition, wellness, food toxicology and the true causes of disease and health.

He is well versed on nutritional and lifestyle therapies for weight loss and

disease prevention / reversal. Adams' health statistics show his LDL cholesterol

of 67 and outstanding blood chemistry. Adams uses no prescription drugs

whatsoever and relies exclusively on natural health, nutrition and exercise to

achieve optimum health. Adams' books include the Seven Laws of Nutrition, The

Five Soft Drink Monsters and Superfoods For Optimum Health. In his spare time,

Adams engages in pilates, cycling, strength training, gymnastics and comedy

improv training. In the technology industry, Adams is president and CEO of a

well known email marketing software company.

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