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Discussion Board 3: The Pseudoscience of Health As you may have noticed, one of the most popular topics in the media is the newest discoveries in health: what to eat, how to exercise, how to stay healthy, what pills to take, etc. You have probably also noticed that this barrage of information is anything but consistent: the new "good for you" discovery 10 years ago is rarely still on the list of healthy options. Since the current best advice on how to be healthy is often contradictory, it can't all be good advice. How can we decide what to take seriously? One way to start sorting these claims is to consider the science (or lack thereof) behind the claims. Just because something is scientific, however, doesn't always mean it's a good idea. Consider the following example. The main way ATP (living organism's 'fuel' source) is generated in aerobic cellular respiration is by chemiosmosis, and anything that disrupts this process will lead to less energy being extracted from a given amount of calories consumed. Normally, this would be a horrible idea, but if you are trying to lose weight while still eating lots of cookies, it might help. This approach has actually been tried. From 1933 to 1938 a compound known as DNP was used a diet aid. DNP creates tunnels in the inner mitochondrial membrane that allow some protons to leak back without going through ATP synthase and so little ATP is made, and so metabolic rate increases, and the patient gains weight more slowly. DNP worked; in the first year it was on the market, over 10,000 people used it and lost weight. However, it was soon considered too dangerous to keep prescribing. The main problem was that people using it would run very high fevers, which occasionally were fatal. This was not a complete surprise, since it was known (using animal trials) that the energy lost for ATP production was released as heat. Even so, the frequency and severity of hyperthermia in people was much more than expected. So, here we have a drug that went through all of the regulatory processes required by the FDA, that still turned out to be too dangerous to use. This assignment has an individual and a peer response component. Individual Response (Due Wednesday by 11:59 PM) When choosing a product designed to improve your health, how careful are you about reading the "fine print"? For example, if you look closely, you may find that many products have disclaimers such as: "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration; and this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Furthermore, how do you weigh the bold, "CLINICALLY PROVEN" (which raises another question whether science can really 'prove' anything) on the front of the label vs. the miniscule print on the back stating. "Results not typical. Endorser used 'product X' in combination with diet and excercise [sic] and was renumerated [sic]. Consult your healthcare provider prior to taking this or any other supplement or medication, either over the counter or prescription, or starting this or any other weight loss regimen. If you are pregnant or lactating, do not take this product." For this discussion board entry, please take a trip to your local pharmacy and peruse the merchandise being marketed as "health supplements. After carefully scrutinizing a number of items, please find five examples of products you consider safe and sound, and five products that seem questionable to you. What made the difference between items for each set, and were these differences clear to you when you first selected the item in question? How do you feel about the potential disconnect between what at face value seems scientifically sound and what is actually pseudoscience with clever marketing? How does this affect your life, and what can you do about it? Please keep it under 500 words.