Comments on: Fishy Business http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishy-business/ caleb's cunning collection of curious crap Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishy-business/comment-page-1/#comment-39 caleb Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:17:50 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=968#comment-39 <a href="#comment-38" rel="nofollow">@MangoTango </a> Yeah, I know about the red yeast rice research. It's effective because it contains a statin, exactly the same drug that is in the commercial drugs. Of course, with the red yeast rice, it's completely uncontrolled -- you don't know how much of the medication you're getting, and therefore the red yeast rice would be exactly as dangerous as the prescription drug if you get too much (or too little) of it. That's cool about the milk thistle. If it turns out to be effective, they can isolate the effective compound and control the quantity taken by forumlating a reliable drug. @MangoTango
Yeah, I know about the red yeast rice research. It’s effective because it contains a statin, exactly the same drug that is in the commercial drugs. Of course, with the red yeast rice, it’s completely uncontrolled — you don’t know how much of the medication you’re getting, and therefore the red yeast rice would be exactly as dangerous as the prescription drug if you get too much (or too little) of it.

That’s cool about the milk thistle. If it turns out to be effective, they can isolate the effective compound and control the quantity taken by forumlating a reliable drug.

]]> By: MangoTango http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishy-business/comment-page-1/#comment-38 MangoTango Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:49:18 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=968#comment-38 As a comment left about the article indicated, the title should have read that fish oil is inefffective *in making children smarter*. Most people take fish oil for heart and vascular health, not for any perceived neurological benefits. I read medical journals for a living. In a trial, red yeast rice was shown to be just as effective at lowering cholesterol as prescription drugs and can be taken by patients for which statins are contraindicated. In another study, milk thistle was shown to reduce liver damage in children receiving chemotherapy. Of course, one study does not really prove anything, though. As a comment left about the article indicated, the title should have read that fish oil is inefffective *in making children smarter*. Most people take fish oil for heart and vascular health, not for any perceived neurological benefits. I read medical journals for a living. In a trial, red yeast rice was shown to be just as effective at lowering cholesterol as prescription drugs and can be taken by patients for which statins are contraindicated. In another study, milk thistle was shown to reduce liver damage in children receiving chemotherapy. Of course, one study does not really prove anything, though.

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