Ah, if only ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross could edit all the nation's health headlines! Below, he offers examples of the sorts of tweaks he might make, using some recent real headlines and article summaries from the Food and Drug Law Institute's SmartBrief newsletter as his raw material:
Lecithin May Help Lower Cholesterol [Then Again, It May Not]
"...Although no large-scale study has been conducted, some say it may be useful in the fight against Alzheimer's..."
Frito-Lay Promotes Trans Fat-Free Products [But Regardless of Purported Cholesterol Effects, No One Should Imply Trans Fats Make You More Obese Than Other Kinds of Fat]
"...a byproduct of processed foods and the latest cause du jour of the anti-obesity movement..."
Study: Phosphoric Acid in Soda Thought [by Scare-Monger Michael Jacobson of Center for Science in the Public Interest] to Reduce Mineral Density
"Preliminary research shows...2.3% to 5.1% lower bone mineral density in their hips...Researchers say more studies are needed to test the theory..."
