Dr. Fuhrman says Drs. Esselstyn, McDougall and Barnard are “irresponsible” for not recommending DHA supplements. Fuhrman maintains that people following advice from such experts will get dementia. Fuhrman peddles a DHA supplement to the vegan community – is his DHA marketing legal? The Federal Trade Commission stopped CVS Drugs from making “illegal and fraudulent” claims that DHA supplements prevent dementia. CVS was successfully sued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and must now pay millions for what CSPI termed deceptive DHA scaremongering. Dr. Michael Klaper has stopped taking or recommending DHA supplements due to research showing increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer in a subset of men with higher DHA blood levels. Additionally, Dr. Klaper notes there is no research showing low DHA causes dementia, or that taking a DHA supplement would prevent it. Dr. Michael Greger of NutritionFacts.org stated that the scientific quality of DHA supplement research is a “one on a scale of one to ten” – meaning he believes DHA supplement research is extremely weak. All of these topics are discussed.
LINKS TO ITEMS IN VIDEO:
CSPI Article about DHA Lawsuit Against CVS
https://cspinet.org/news/cvs-sued-over-false-and-misleading-claim-its-algal-900-supplement-improves-memory-20160201
Article on lawsuit settlement:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/supplements/904162-cvs-algal-900-dha-supplement-class-action-settlement/
Dr Fuhrman’s DHA Marketing Page
https://www.drfuhrman.com/elearning/eat-to-live-blog/149/omega-3-fatty-acids-dha-and-epa-are-crucial-for-brain-health-through-all-stages-of-life
Discredited Study FTC Blocked Supplement Maker from Using:
https://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(10)00040-3/fulltext
DHA Industry Press Release about Discredited Study
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101108151346.htm
Council For Responsible Nutrition (Supplement Lobbying Group)
https://www.crnusa.org/a bout-crn
List of NutritionFacts.org supporters
https://nutritionfacts.org/supporters/
Federal Tax Return Info on Nutrition Facts
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/05-0559626
Dr Klaper’s Full Statement on Why He No Longer Recommends DHA
Studies Showing Brain Shrinkage Can Be Reversed:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-international-neuropsychological-society/article/improved-cardiorespiratory-fitness-is-associated-with-increased-cortical-thickness-in-mild-cognitive-impairment/D0858F3D3A5C295F2A80F73E01C2FAE2
https://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(15)00061-8/abstract
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259683/
Lancet on Dementia
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31756-7/fulltext
Dr. McDougall Interview of Michael Greger and Lack of Clinical Experience
Dr. Greger Homepage
https://drgreger.org/
Dr. Fuhrman’s Study Showing Vegans and Omnivores Have Same Blood Levels of Omega 3
https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(14)00076-4/fulltext
Medical Recommendations to Lower Dementia Risk:
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/312180/9789241550543-eng.pdf?ua=1
www.alz.org/media/documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures-2019-r.pdf
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31756-7/fulltext
https://www.nap.edu/resource/24782/Highlights062217CognitiveImpairment.pdf
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/dementia-strategy.html#s4
https://www.nap.edu/resource/24782/Highlights062217CognitiveImpairment.pdf