Frontline documentary Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
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Purity First

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> capsules layered in 2 anabolic steroids
> owner: Candice Tripp
> found changes/side effects:
   - abnormal hair growth
   - female turning into male organs
   - male breasts in females
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2
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Paul Offitt

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Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia

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3
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Only ___ employees that is part of the supplement division in FDA.

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25

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4
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Jerry Kessler

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Lobbyist

Dietary Supplement Health& Education Act

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5
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How many deaths are linked w/supplements?

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160

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6
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OxyElite Pro

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> liver failure among many Hawaiians
70 reported cases of liver problems
Cynthia Novida: yellow eyes due to OxyElite Pro; major and permanent liver damage

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7
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“_____-vitamins don’t hurt.”

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Multi

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8
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Mega vitamins

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HURT

increase chance of cancer

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9
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Vit. D

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do not go over 4,000 IU/day

higher risk of Cardiovascular Disease if too much taken

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10
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83% of _____ ____ supplements were under regulated levels.

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fish oil

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11
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60% of ingredients are (included/not included) in tested supplements.

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not included

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12
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Vitamins ___ and ___ are antioxidants.

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C, E

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13
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Vit. E

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1000 units = 1,670 almonds

increase prostate cancer

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14
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GNC

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DNA barcoding to label their supplements

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15
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Dietary Supplement studies

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found to be non-beneficial

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16
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Why people are so offended by supplements getting taken away?

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generational/traditional/cultural attachment

17
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Daniel Fabricant

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Director in Div. of Dietary Supplements