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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:35 PM Original message |
Popular Cheerios cereal is a 'drug': U.S. FDA |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cheerios are a drug? Can I get high if I eat enough bowls? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yep! I've been known to freebase the Apple Cinnamon ones |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Didn't they used to be called "Apple Jacks?" |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
67. I think that's Post. Apple Jacks ROCK!!!! n/t |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Then maybe the FDA would like to go after Subway as well? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Works for me; refined sugar is THE gateway drug... |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
58. And the most subsidized crops are sugar cane and corn (sweetener). |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm glad the FDA is doing something worth the time and energy. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. The FDA is telling the cereal manufacturer that if they make medical claims, they should be |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Exercise lowers cholesterol, does that make exercise a drug? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Should you decide to package and market your "Big Box O' Sunlight-n-OJ" for its alleged |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. 'President Obama-- "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."' |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. You can, of course, say anything you like: you could probably put a dozen toilets in front |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. heh orgasmic energy from distant planets... I want those toilets. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Cheerios is a gateway drug to oatmeal |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. And Wilford Brimley is its #1 pusher |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. And then he has the nerve to complain about the diabeetus. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. It's a slippery slope |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. I bet the Cheerios' holes are still way too large for Bush to feel nice and - uh - snug in... |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. so how many bowls do you have to eat for this 'drug' to take effect? |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. They'll really go Coocoo for Cocoa Puffs then. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Just wait until the kids at rehab hear about this! |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. Theyve been doing this to vitamins and supplements for years. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. So now anything that gives you health benefits is a drug? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. ... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. No. It is the specific claim involving a TIME FRAME that got them in trouble. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I can understand that |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. The point is, if you make a claim like that about something you sell, |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You say no research, Yahoo says a study |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Ok I killed myself |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. My computer froze up when I was looking for the FDA statement, lol. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. FDA isn't stupid? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Well, don't get me started on the marijuana/schedule I nonsense, lol. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. The FDA is a bureaucracy, and they continually try to expand their power |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. I think it's more that the FDA is in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #39 |
59. Gotta link? Some vitamins are toxic, and some companies in the past promoted |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
65. Trust me, you wouldn't want a US without the FDA to keep Big Pharma |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 09:02 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. I agree. nt |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. Did I miss something? |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. It's not false or misleading. |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
52. I understand, bad choice of words. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
56. Maybe they need to learn how to read - |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. They also encourage other foods and behaviors |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. What about Quaker Oats? Or is that ok because babs bush is their spokesperson? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. Better stock up on pre-ban Cheerios before they're all gone from grocery store shelves |
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PatrynXX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. Figures, but can one take that seriously? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. My mom used to joke that Cheerios were my first solid food, |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Cheerios are the next best thing to mom. :) |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Sorry, I spent all my money on Cheerios... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. lol n/t |
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nookiemonster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. That sucks...... |
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Candy Randy (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. How about a bowl of sugarcoated Hemp? |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. Drug dealers everywhere are going to have to step up the competition. |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU! |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. Perhaps General Mills is getting a little Sinclair payback. - n/t |
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Libertyfirst (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. Much better to worry about Cheerios that to worry about drugs they o.k. that kill. |
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quidam56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
46. It's amazing how much we've become a nation of liars and misleaders through advertising. |
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Old Coot (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Why the heck did you post this? |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
53. The FDA goes after Cheerios, but is mute on all the supplements sold... |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You read my mind |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 07:36 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Hey, why waste money on dye? Just leave it clay, and then put |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #53 |
60. The 1976 Proxmire Amendment prevents FDA from regulating "dietary supplements" |
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BuddhaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #53 |
62. the FDA pays attention to any "claims" |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Yes, thank goodness those makers only have scientific type claims, nothing |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
61. I've never been a fan |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. hmmm...shades of "ketchup is a vegetable" |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
66. This is very, very silly. |
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suzy creemcheeze (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
68. Dear Lord in heaven above... |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. I've got a box in my cabinet... All I need is some rolling papers and I'll be set |
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