Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 > > Research has been privatized. > I don't understand. When was research all public? > The norm throughout history has been for research > to be funded publicly, I thought. It is my understanding > that around post-WWII the new peer-review system and government > grants and so forth increased the amount of public money > spent on research enormously. Is this wrong? Hi Chris: I agree that a lot of public money may go into research. That does not mean, however, that it is spent in the public interest. Take a look at how money donated to cancer research is spent. It is gathered from the public, but it is spent by cancer institutes whose members come from the drug industry. Of course they will spend a little money here and there on other than drug research, but most of the money simply goes for more drug treatment research. > > > Please give an example of a study that shows a certain food is > > effective in treating a certain disease. > Off the top of my head, Enig mentions a study showing > eggs improving mental decline in seniors in her book, > and I've seen lots of studies about the benefit of omega-3 > fatty acids from foods. There are lots of studies on herbal > products, Suze has been looking at experiments on some product > that I think is a sprout concentrate, there are studies on > CLA-rich butter, and so on. They are all over the place. By effective in treating a certain disease, I meant cures it. In a food that cures a disease is the pedological origin of the food a factor in the effectiveness of the food's curing the disease. If not, why would we bother with soil fertility? Chi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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