Snake oil is still out there; with fine print attached

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Hey, wanna feel better? Afraid you’ll get an ache or pain someday soon? How about living longer, healthier, smarter?

I got just the thing for you!

Yes, for only pennies a day (OK, a lot of pennies a day, adding up to more than $35 billion in sales a year) you can get, say the manufacturers, “Better joint comfort and support five signs of joint health.” Or, “support heart, artery and bone health.”

And if you want to “Own your health,” for just a few dollars more you can buy “5-HTP Plus for a Relaxed Mood” or “Melatonin for better sleep,” or “Biotin for healthy hair, skin & nails.”

Operators are standing by.

But hey, did you know that, “These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”

Say what?

Do you mean their ingredients and health claims are totally unregulated; and these “medicines” aren’t medicines at all.
Yep.

And they are, legally, “dietary/nutritional supplements” and are the modern equivalent of Clark Stanley’s famous “Snake Oil Liniment” of the 1890s.

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https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/burke-snake-oil-is-still-out-there-with-fine-print-attached/

[BigmanPigman]

1. It is very expensive snake oil too.

I hope they don't go this route with CBD oil.