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8th October, 2008
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Julian Graves: Not Just Nuts – Dangerously Irresponsible

So. Today. I had a quite jaw dropping conversation in my local branch of Julian…

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Andy L
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5th October, 2008
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Neutrahealth in Trouble

In the last few days, vitamin pill company Neutrahealth (NUT.L), has seen a precipitous drop…

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Andy L
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16th June, 2008
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Sip Drink: Unnatural, Unethical, Farcical

If you were a dodgy plumber or made misleading double glazing adverts, you could expect…

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Andy L
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14th May, 2008
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How Life Healthcare Coped with the Terror of an ASA Investigation.

The Advertising Standards Authority is one of the few regulatory bodies in the UK regularly…

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Andy L
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20th January, 2008
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Natural Disasters, Corporate Nutrition and the Confusopoly of Diet

The louder a food screams 'natural' or 'healthy' at you, the further you should run.…

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Andy L
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11th January, 2008
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The Myths of Patrick Holford

Bertrand Russel said,What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his…

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Andy L
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7th September, 2007
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Bionetics: Untruthful Quacks, But Still Trading

There are many laws in the UK that ought to make trading in quackery difficult.…

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Andy L
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12th June, 2007
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Dr Ann Walker and Her Neanderthal Theories

In this story, a supplement industry spokesperson resorts to Creationist 'Science' for their evidence to…

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Andy L
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10th May, 2007
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Holfordism: Understanding Patrick, Optimum Nutrition, and the Nutritionist Industry

Patrick Holford has built up a very impressive and comprehensive empire; networks of web sites,…

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Andy L
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2nd February, 2007
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Quack Word #39: ‘Superfood’

Regular listeners to BBC Radio 4's Womans' Hour will have recently heard nutritionist Suzi Grant…

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Andy L
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