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According to Statistics Canada, Canadians are not as tall or thin as they think say they are.

This has caused Stats Can much consternation.

The data that Stats Can collects through it’s Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey rely on Canadians to provide their height and weight.

In 2005, 16% of Canadians were classified as obese; according to their self reported info.

But according to actual measurements, 8% of Canadians are not only fat, but big fat liars to boot.

Oh My God!

What could happen next?

Do you think Canadians lie about their age?

Their income?

Their penis size?

The Horror…..

Health Minister, Tony Clement says that Bill C-51 is designed to “modernize the Food and Drugs Act”.

Furthermore, the Bill “proposes to maintain a rigorous assessment of health products prior to making them available. In addition, we’re proposing to gain the ability to continuously monitor the safety of products even after they are approved”.

Sounds good.

Don’t want any tainted vitamins, herbs, etc, getting into the marketplace. And if they do, the government has taken the power and responsibility of recall from the manufacturers and given it to themselves.

So, essentially what the government is doing is asking the natural health product industry to prove that their products will do no harm. Once proven, manufacturers will be able to make claims of efficacy like the pharmaceutical industry.

This may even improve the business model for nutritional supplements in Canada. Vetted health claims might increase the legitimacy of the industry in the public’s eye. And yet, something doesn’t seem right with this piece of legislation.

Here is my problem with Bill C-51.

• What are they protecting us from?

• In 2006, the U.S. reported one death associated with the ingestion of vitamins. An unknown vitamin & it was reported that while the vitamin played a part, it was unlikely that it was the cause of death. How they would know that if the vitamin was unknown, I will never know.

• Compare that to the 2006 data for Pharmaceutical deaths. The full report is here.

• Pharmaceutical Categories associated with largest number of fatalities (Top 25)

• Deaths – Substance
  382- Sedative/hypnotics/antipsychotics
  307 – Opioids
  252 – Cardiovascular drugs
  214 – Acetaminophen in combination
  210 – Antidepressants
  203 – Stimulants and street drugs
  139 – Alcohols
  138 – Acetaminophen only
  98 – Muscle relaxants
  93 – Anticonvulsants
  75 – Cyclic antidepressants
  69 – Fumes/gases/vapors
  66 – Antihistamines
  61 – Aspirin alone
  55 – Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  49 – Unknown drug
  38 – Chemicals
  35 – Oral hypoglycemics
  27 – Miscellaneous drugs
  25 – Diuretics
  25 – Automotive/aircraft/boat products
  22 – Antihistamine/decongestant, without phenylpropanolamine
  20 – Hormones and hormone antagonists
  18- Anticoagulants

Vitamins – 1 death

Aspirin & Acetaminophen – 199 deaths

As far as I am concerned, that should be the end of the story. The government has no business creating a problem where none exists.

Fin

For those of you who want more, here are some interesting links.

video of an anti Bill C-51 rally

Health Minister, Tony Clement’s press conference to discuss Bill C-51

article in the Globe and Mail

article in the Vancouver Sun

The (CHFA) Canadian Health Food Association’s submission to the House of Commons.

article by Andre Picard, Globe and Mail

CHFA response to Picard article

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