Re: Am. Diabetes Assoc. seems to be in lock step with drink industry

From: Robert (RobertJ_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:54:04 -0700

"Wolfbrother" <rangerhasten@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> tunderbar@hotmail.com (tcomeau) wrote in message
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> >
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=6407630&filename=20040824/ap2004082473304689FITDiabetesSoEDIT.xml
> >
> > Study Links Soda, Women Having Diabetes
> >
> > .....quote from ADA website....
> >
> > Karmeen Kulkarni of the American Diabetes Association said similar
> > results might be found if researchers studied another food with little
> > nutritional value, such as chips, cakes or cookies.
> >
> > She said women in the study who drink more sugary beverages tended to
> > live a less healthy lifestyle - smoking more, working out less, eating
> > more calories and less fiber and protein. The research also relied on
> > the women to write down what they ate, making it less reliable.
> >
> > Those same drawbacks were cited by the American Beverage Association's
> > Richard Adamson, who called the study's conclusions ``not
> > scientifically based.''
> >
> > ``I think a careful reading leads to a conclusion that it's really an
> > unhealthy lifestyle, not sweetened beverages, that increases the risk
> > of type 2 diabetes,'' said Adamson, the association's vice president
> > of scientific and technical affairs.
> >
> > ...........
> >
> > Wonder why the ada appears to support the view of the American
> > Beverage Association? Almost word for word.
> >
> >
http://www.diabetes.org/support-the-cause/corporate-friends/Our-Friends.jsp
> >
> >
http://www.diabetes.org/support-the-cause/corporate-friends/Corporate-Recognition.jsp
> >
> > They just cannot bring themselves to accept that refined sugars and
> > carbs could be part of the cause of diabetes.
> >
> > A dietary approach to preventing or treating diabetes T2 is just not
> > what their sponsors want to hear. It ain't even to be discussed as a
> > possibility, even when there is very compelling scientific evidence
> > available. Greed is not good.
> >
> > TC
>
> Rational minded clear thinking people understand that goverment
> agencies and medical research institutes are little more than
> mouthpieces for industry put in place for purposes of legitamizing,

You mean like the goverment agencies in Canada regulating health and the
studies performed by the Canadian researchers
Drug trials in Canada for metabolic syndrom drugs?

> marketing, and self regulating. I feel sorry for the fools and dupes
> who think otherwise and place their trust in such corrupt hands as if
> they are being looked out for by people who could not care less about
> them.

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