Fraudulent Research Floods Nutrition Field, Corroding Credibility

By Erik Goldman

The proliferation of fraudulent clinical research has reached epidemic proportions, creating a major headache for practitioners. There were roughly 10,000 fraudulent papers retracted by medical journals last year, the highest number on record. While the problem affects all areas of medicine, the field of nutrition is especially vulnerable (Image: PeopleImages–Yuri A/Shutterstock)

Good medical practice is based on trust.

Patients trust that practitioners are knowledgeable, and that they put their knowledge in service of their patients’ best interests. In turn, practitioners trust that clinical researchers run their studies honestly, and that the editors and peer-reviewers of the medical journals carefully scrutinize the papers they receive, sift out the garbage, and only publish studies that pass clinical, statistical, and ethical muster. 

Research is, in itself, a trust proposition. From the lead investigators who design trials, and the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that approve them, to the research assistants and post-doctoral fellows who crunch the data, and the authors who write and submit the papers for publication, there’s a thread of trust that depends on the right people doing the right things at each point along the path.

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Are Prescription Probiotics on the Horizon?

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Eczema: A Holistic Approach

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Natural Alternatives to Ozempic

Written by Erik Goldman

GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy have rapidly become some of the most widely prescribed drugs for weight loss and metabolic disorders.

While they can sometimes be valuable aids in helping people normalize their weight and their glucose metabolism, the mechanism of action for these drugs can have some unhealthy consequences.

Many people are now looking for alternative ways of boosting endogenous GLP-1 release.

In this free webinar, we’ll discuss the four main issues with Ozmepic and other GLP-1 drugs, and we’ll propose several natural alternatives, including: Berberine, R-lipoic acid and BrocElite® sulforaphane.

We’ll cover:

  • The four main health down-sides associated with Ozempic
  • The potential role of Berberine in weight management
  • The benefits R-lipoic acid and weight loss
  • The microbiome-modulating benefits of BrocElite® broccoli sulforaphae.

Sponsored by: MARA LABS

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