Good article on Hunger Hormone

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Sorry but your link says the fateful words. 'Mercola' . His grasp of science is fluid at the best of times
  • Tamie_Girl
    Tamie_Girl Posts: 218 Member
    Really? You don't like Dr. Mercola. The article was interesting. The topic:

    Ghrelin has been dubbed the "hunger hormone" because in previous studies people given the hormone became so ravenous, they ate markedly more than their usual food intake.
  • hei_ma_ma
    hei_ma_ma Posts: 61 Member
    It's not a matter of liking or not liking him. "Dr." Mercola is a quack. Period.

    http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2012/08/03/15-years-of-promoting-quackery/
  • Tamie_Girl
    Tamie_Girl Posts: 218 Member
    Well, call me stupid, but some of his claims, I personally believe in - for example, Fluoride is bad for you.

    Oh well, I will proceed with caution when reading his article from now on.

    Thanks. :drinker: ~Tamie
  • hei_ma_ma
    hei_ma_ma Posts: 61 Member
    Quacks are very very good at fooling people. So don't think you're stupid if you fall for it sometimes. Proceed with caution and take a skeptical view of anything "Dr." Mercola says.

    Personal beliefs are not relevant when assessing scientific claims. Science cares not for your (or my) personal beliefs. Yes, fluoride solutions can be bad for you... but water is also bad for you (in a large enough dose).

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