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What is you opinion on A bill to mandate the FDA to approve VITAMINS? Thank you for visiting....

There's good points and bad points about it. Some "dietary supplements" can be dangerous and ineffective. Some are good. Currently there are few restrictions on them save for how they can be advertized. On the other hand I'd hate to need a prescription for vitamins, protein supplements, and other dietary supplements.

Uhm. I'm confused... what are you talking about?

There's good points and bad points about it. Some "dietary supplements" can be dangerous and ineffective. Some are good. Currently there are few restrictions on them save for how they can be advertized. On the other hand I'd hate to need a prescription for vitamins, protein supplements, and other dietary supplements.

I don't know about the specific bill, but allowing something to be FDA approved does not mean that you have to have a prescription to get it. Every OTC medicine such as aspirin, etc. is FDA regulated.

I don't know about the specific bill, but allowing something to be FDA approved does not mean that you have to have a prescription to get it. Every OTC medicine such as aspirin, etc. is FDA regulated.
It depends how far they take it. There are those who want some dietary supplements, like 19 norandrostenedione to be available only by prescription.

It depends how far they take it. There are those who want some dietary supplements, like 19 norandrostenedione to be available only by prescription.

I can't say that I have a huge problem with a hormone supplement, which can be very dangerous if misused, being regulated in this way. At the very least, I would expect that it wouldn't be sold to anyone under 18.

Ehhh, you're better off getting your vitamins from, like, eating a healthy diet of dairy, green leafy veggies, yellow veggies, red veggies, and whatever brand o protein (animal or legume) you prefer.

Balanced diet=all the vitamins you need.

I can't say that I have a huge problem with a hormone supplement, which can be very dangerous if misused, being regulated in this way. At the very least, I would expect that it wouldn't be sold to anyone under 18.
I agree with the age limit.

I agree with the age limit.

Good. =)

My brother bought Creatine when he was in high school. Apparently the high school football coach had recommended it to football players (my brother was actually a waterboy, but whatever) without consulting their parents first. My brother was never very responsible - and Creatine under normal use, much less if misused, can cause liver problems. Not to mention that my brother didn't need to put on any weight anyways.

I got a glimpse at that point of how important it can be to keep some supplements regulated only to adult use. Sure, if you're an adult, you can take what you like - and if you misuse it, it's your own fault.

What is you opinion on A bill to mandate the FDA to approve VITAMINS? Thank you for visiting....:mad: It pisses me off. I'd rather the FDA lose power than gain it.

:mad: It pisses me off. I'd rather the FDA lose power than gain it.

*shrug* If you would like to go back to the days when companies sold multiple purpose "cure-alls" that were meant to dye your hair, cure the common cold, clean your linoleum floors, and increase life expectancy...

*shrug* If you would like to go back to the days when companies sold multiple purpose "cure-alls" that were meant to dye your hair, cure the common cold, clean your linoleum floors, and increase life expectancy...
Your faith in government disappoints me. :(

Your faith in government disappoints me. :(

It has nothing to do with faith in government and everything to do with knowledge of what human beings will do to pull a profit, not to mention knowledge of just what is involved in the medical field.

*shrug* If you would like to go back to the days when companies sold multiple purpose "cure-alls" that were meant to dye your hair, cure the common cold, clean your linoleum floors, and increase life expectancy...
Actually that might not be such a bad idea. Some of them had neat ingredients like morphine and cocaine.

Actually that might not be such a bad idea. Some of them had neat ingredients like morphine and cocaine.

Peroxide, laudenum, arsenic...

It has nothing to do with faith in government and everything to do with knowledge of what human beings will do to pull a profit, not to mention knowledge of just what is involved in the medical field.
You think people within government are better than those without. You have faith in government. Face it.

You think people within government are better than those without. You have faith in government. Face it.
Doesn't it make sense to have a central body that tests medicine to see if it does what it claims to and does so within an acceptable level of risk? It's not a matter of thinking government's people are better, only that government already has the framework for such a system set up.

You think people within government are better than those without. You have faith in government. Face it.

I think that the purpose of the government is to protect its citizens. It does not always do this well - but that is its entire purpose.

What is you opinion on A bill to mandate the FDA to approve VITAMINS? Thank you for visiting....

I think they need to watch the most recent episode of Boston Public.

I think that the purpose of the government is to protect its citizens. It does not always do this well - but that is its entire purpose.
Do citizens need protection from themselves? If adults can't be trusted to decide what to put in their own bodies how can they be trusted to decide what goes into other people's bodies?

Do citizens need protection from themselves? If adults can't be trusted to decide what to put in their own bodies how can they be trusted to decide what goes into other people's bodies?

Who said anything about what an adult chooses to put into their body?

If a company lies about what is in a product, or does not make that information available, or lies about what a product does - how exactly does a person decide what to put in their own body? They don't even know what it is!

The FDA is not to protect people from themselves, but from those who would take advantage of the fact that most people don't know anything about medicine.