SSP 78. Quack Quack Quackery!
10.16.2017 - By Scott Abel, Mike Forest
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♦ Quack Quack Quackery! ♦
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Coach Scott Abel discusses how to recognize myths and quackery in the diet and supplement industry.
♦ Quacks in Metabolism ♦
• Scott mentioned the article, “26 Ways to Spot Quacks and Vitamin Pushers”, explaining 15 of them in detail.
• Scott has had clients who ended up in the emergency room from abusing ephedra. Oh, they had six pack abs for a bit, but they also nearly killed themselves.
• In the comments, Perry M posted a link to this old journal article to address concerns about nutrient deficiency: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/24/1/41.extract
• Metabolism and biofeedback are always speaking to the wisdom of the body. There’s a reason Michael Phelps needs 10,000 to 12,000 calories a day. It’s not a weird magic diet. It’s his appetite that tells him that—he only started counting them later on, after the fact.
• “Stress vitamins” are bogus. They’re not the same as prescription drugs.
• Every local corner grocery store is also a health-food store.
• Supplement Paradox: if you put yourself on a diet that involves supplements, it’s actually the hard work and discipline you put yourself through and not the effect of the supplements that’s producing the results over your metabolism, but the credit often go to the supplements. Addition by subtraction is the way.
• The industry tends to “renovate” or replace their customers every five years or so as they wear out. They also change their product names to appeal to the new consumer cycle… the supplement mentality goes on, Scott says.
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♦ LINKS & RESOURCES ♦
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Herbert, Victor, M.D. , J.D.; Barrett, Stephen, M.D. “26 Ways to Spot Quacks and Vitamin Pushers.” The Health Robbers: How to Protect Your Money and Your Life. Last revision: April 10, 2017.
https://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/spotquack.html
Scott’s Books
Permanent Weight Loss
https://scottabelfitness.com/ebooks/permanent-weight-loss/
Understanding Metabolism
https://scottabelfitness.com/ebooks/understanding-metabolism/
Beyond Metabolism
https://scottabelfitness.com/ebooks/beyond-metabolism/
The Anti-Diet Approach
https://scottabelfitness.com/ebooks/anti-diet-approach/
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