NEW JUNK SCIENCE: Olestra, Estrogens, Clean Air Commission, Guns & Folic Acid

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CONTENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 1, 1996 (VOL. 1, NO. 7)

WHAT'S HOT

- JUNK SCIENCE STOMACH ACHE. In its jihad against the new fat
substitute olestra, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
demonstrates that it cares neither about science nor the public interest!

- CLEAN AIR ACT COMMISSION ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND
RISK MANAGEMENT. Have you ever wondered where old wives' tales
come from? With reports like this one, I wonder if junk science will ever
go away!


WHAT'S CURRENT

-OF YEAST AND MEN (WITH APOLOGIES TO MR. STEINBECK).
To feed the environmental estrogen frenzy, the often questionable practice
of extrapolating experimental animal data to humans is taken one-step
further.

-FOLIC ACID AND FATAL CORONARY HEART DISEASE. Only in
the fantasy world of junk science can public health researchers make
dietary recommendations without the benefit of dietary data!

-GUNNING FOR GUNS. Gun control by junk science.