What if your back yard eggs got the "Cheerios" treatment by the FDA?

[MichiganWoods]

What I'm wondering is, what the heck are we supposed to eat that WON'T kill us? First it's "red meat causes cancer". Now cereal and sugars can lead to heart attacks due to inflaming our arteries? I'm at a total loss.

I've really been trying to eat healthier. Next someone's gonna tell me that oatmeal causes premature liver damage.

 

[scbatz33]

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You could hire Paris Hilton to come out and "work" your farm. Then it would be a news/media hit and no one would want to close you down. Cause "when you're a celebrity, it's adios reality"!!! I bet you could even get Barbara Walters to interview you.....Paris Hilton is the key!

Oh, and I'm a Honey Nut kinda girl. I love that bee!

 

[scbatz33]

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My mother has been fighting getting put on "cholesterol lowering drugs" for years now. She has lowered her levels by good old fashioned diet and exercise. Last time she visited the GP, he told her the Gov't powers that be have now changed the "acceptable levels" of LDL and HDL.

Since so many "baby boomers" are on drugs to lower the levels, and the levels have dropped - cause the meds work, the drug companies have to have a way to make more money. They have come out with "new" drugs and with a little elbow rubbing at the AMA and the lobbyists, have gotten the "new acceptable levels" lower than the originally acceptable levels. They are so low, her doctor told her the only way any regular person could maintain them would be to go on the new drugs!!!

I'm not a real big conspiracy theorist, but COME ON!!!

 

[warmfuzzies]

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[PacsMan]

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So, Angie, what *if* scientifically Cheerios can prove that they can lower your cholesterol in 6 weeks? Whole grains are supposed to be good for you. And General Mills has proved it. The FDA is not disputing that, they are saying that even though you’ve proved it, you can’t advertise it.

That's just nuts.

Here’s a statement from the General Mills sight;

Cheerios’ soluble fiber heart health claim has been FDA-approved for 12 years, and Cheerios’ “lower your cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks” message has been featured on the box for more than 2 years. The science is not in question. The scientific body of evidence supporting the heart health claim was the basis for FDA’s approval of the heart health claim, and the clinical study supporting Cheerios’ cholesterol-lowering benefit is very strong. The FDA is interested in how the Cheerios cholesterol-lowering information is presented on the Cheerios package and website. We look forward to discussing this with FDA and to reaching a resolution.

I think the media is overblowing this whole thing!

 

[insiderart]

So now Cheerios are a drug right? And I just bought the big box! Shoot I wasted some by having them for breakfast! So um...

psst! over here.. yeah you... got some cheerios to sell ya..

and when the same thing happened to eggs, I'd start a superfluous blog telling of their "illegal benefits", post a quick dab o' info on wikipedia..
then set up a market in the back alley downtown!

 

[AngieChick]

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So, Angie, what *if* scientifically Cheerios can prove that they can lower your cholesterol in 6 weeks? Whole grains are supposed to be good for you. And General Mills has proved it. The FDA is not disputing that, they are saying that even though you’ve proved it, you can’t advertise it.

That's just nuts.

Here’s a statement from the General Mills sight;

Cheerios’ soluble fiber heart health claim has been FDA-approved for 12 years, and Cheerios’ “lower your cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks” message has been featured on the box for more than 2 years. The science is not in question. The scientific body of evidence supporting the heart health claim was the basis for FDA’s approval of the heart health claim, and the clinical study supporting Cheerios’ cholesterol-lowering benefit is very strong. The FDA is interested in how the Cheerios cholesterol-lowering information is presented on the Cheerios package and website. We look forward to discussing this with FDA and to reaching a resolution.

I think the media is overblowing this whole thing!

Oh, I agree that the media is blowing it way out of proportion.

The box also says that the claims are according to the results of 1 study (in tiny letters). It doesn't state the parameters of the study, or whether it was reviewed. When I hunted a bit online, it seemed that the issue is that those claims on the most recent boxes did not have the statement/disclaimer "as part of a heart healthy diet also including fruits, vegetables and other whole grains". That is what set this marketing apart and made it appear as if cheerios, alone is the answer - aka - a drug.

 

[Davaroo]

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Actually red meat isnt the problem... its green, fuzzy meat that you gotta watch out for.

 

[Davaroo]

Somewhere you gotta put some of the onus on GM for making audacious claims based on a few studies.

Its processed oats and other stuff, in a box. Not really the Fountain of Youth, you know?

 

[AngieChick]

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Yep! Exactly. You worded my point waaaaaaaay better than I did