I was listening to a podcast and heard an ad for supplements (I think it was collegian). The thing that struck me was the specificity of the health claims they were making in the ad.
There was no "promotes healthy whatever" it was like "this will make your skin younger and eliminate/prevent wrinkles and other signs of aging."
Then the quiet fast-talking guy said that none of their health claims have been reviewed by the FDA.
So that's where we are now. Everything is scams and nobody will do anything about it.
I agree with your point in general, but doesn't that disclaimer apply to any kind of supplement? As far as I know that sort of thing has been allowed for quite some time. For whatever reason the FDA allows for an almost completely unregulated vitamin/supplement industry.
They used to be vague and not make specific claims because that wasn't allowed. They'd say "Vitamin K helps promote healthy eyes." They can't say "our chewable will cure your glaucoma. (claimhasnotbeenreviewedbytheFDA)"
But apparently they can do that now, or at least they are doing it.
It's not up to the FDA, their hands are tied thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah on behalf of the supplement lobby.
Unfortunately American culture is cursed, you can’t expect it to fix itself after trump leaves. Trump it’s ultimately a product of America’s culture over the past decades. He’s not the one who caused it, but he’s another symptom of it.
I don’t really want to explain why I think American culture has been cursed for ages, but this isn’t the place, my point here is that Trump is a criminal grifter and sexual assaulter and more, and that’s because American culture loves that sort of thing now and the road from high trust to low trust started 50 or more years ago, not just when trump became an issue. He’s horrible and needs dealt with but so does American culture in general to prevent more trumps.
