Petition Seeks FDA Approval To Speak The
Truth
Based on overwhelming documentation that greater
consumption of omega-3 fatty acids reduce cardiovascular
disease risk, Life Extension Buyers Club and Wellness
Lifestyles, Inc. filed a health claim petition with the FDA.
The petition urges the FDA to reconsider the currently
permitted health claim for omega-3 fatty acids and coronary
heart disease risk. The FDA's position is that the scientific
evidence regarding omega-3 consumption and heart disease is
"not conclusive". The petitioners argue that there is
sufficient published evidence to allow the following new
claim:
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"Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may reduce
the risk of coronary heart disease."
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To substantiate this position, attorney Jonathon Emord
filed a massive document that enumerates the scientific
studies backing the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, argues
the First Amendment right to disseminate this information, and
calculates how many American lives are being lost because the
FDA has denied this claim. Review this enormous petition
filed on June 23, 2003.
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