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health claims MUST be scientifically proven. Perhaps the methods to obtain proof may be less stringent (e.g. proof of principle, consensus based) but general statements based on "that is what I heared" or "that is what "they" say", is insufficient.

Posted by Frank Comhaire
08 March 2012 | 16h48

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