Little Cow
Well-known member
The European countries ban more things than we do.
Unfortunately, our universities have allowed industry money into research. Some funded research was helpful, when the funders (big corporations) didn't influence the research. Now, the corporate money directs the research, which undermines the integrity of our scientists. It has gotten much worse over the last several decades.
Always look at who is sponsoring the research before you accept the results. For example, the news is currently circulating an article about how water is not the best drink for rehydrating. This is utterly false. Water has always been, and will always be, better than any type of sugary drink, at hydrating a person after normal workouts. There are decades of sound research proving this. Other fluids have their place, but only in extreme situations. Who funded this research? Soft drink companies (who also own Gatorade). The experiment itself was poorly done, biased, and was obviously cultivated to achieve the desired result. Does anyone think it's a good idea for Americans to be encouraged to drink sugary drinks instead of water? With our obesity and diabetes levels? Money talks.
I don't need to mention Purdue and oxycontin, do I. They funded research to say what they wanted, and lied about teh results when it didn't.
In contrast, many European countries (including the UK) have not allowed as much control and big money into their research. They have banned artificial food dyes, Round-up, some artificial flavors, and that slimy, bad smelling, plastic used on many toys made in China. We have all those items sold freely here and corporate research tells us it's safe. Yeah, right. To be on the safe side, I would avoid anything that other Western countries, like the UK, have banned, plus, what we have banned.
Unfortunately, our universities have allowed industry money into research. Some funded research was helpful, when the funders (big corporations) didn't influence the research. Now, the corporate money directs the research, which undermines the integrity of our scientists. It has gotten much worse over the last several decades.
Always look at who is sponsoring the research before you accept the results. For example, the news is currently circulating an article about how water is not the best drink for rehydrating. This is utterly false. Water has always been, and will always be, better than any type of sugary drink, at hydrating a person after normal workouts. There are decades of sound research proving this. Other fluids have their place, but only in extreme situations. Who funded this research? Soft drink companies (who also own Gatorade). The experiment itself was poorly done, biased, and was obviously cultivated to achieve the desired result. Does anyone think it's a good idea for Americans to be encouraged to drink sugary drinks instead of water? With our obesity and diabetes levels? Money talks.
I don't need to mention Purdue and oxycontin, do I. They funded research to say what they wanted, and lied about teh results when it didn't.
In contrast, many European countries (including the UK) have not allowed as much control and big money into their research. They have banned artificial food dyes, Round-up, some artificial flavors, and that slimy, bad smelling, plastic used on many toys made in China. We have all those items sold freely here and corporate research tells us it's safe. Yeah, right. To be on the safe side, I would avoid anything that other Western countries, like the UK, have banned, plus, what we have banned.
