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Re:Supplements are a $30B racket by driverdan on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @01:01PM (#16422361)
> The real crux of the issue for me is the wild lack of quality control.

The bigger issue is that most do nothing and are actively promoted as doing things they don't do.

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Re:Supplements are a $30B racket by hprotagonist on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @02:15PM (#16423130)
That's number two.

The FDA's mandates are safety and efficacy, in that order. It's still bad, but I'm way more OK with people taking sham pills that contain exactly binder and nothing else, instead of taking sham pills that contain lead and mold.

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