1. No Evidence that Diet Will Protect You From Developing Multiple Sclerosis
    Chris P Chris P United States says:
    January 11, 2016 at 1:43 PM

    As a person with MS who has eaten a low fat, low salt, low added sugar, vegetarian, 95% planted based diet I find this study ridiculous and condescending. It hints that one is responsible for developing this disease. Blaming the victim mentality. Granted I am no fan of processed foods and agree with Mr. Gartner that the FDA should be regulating it more.  But I have avoided processed foods as much as possible my whole life and it didn't help me from getting this disease.  

    It seems to be the popular trend for "scientists" to do studies on diets and then concluded that every disease is a result of what people eat. I feel that a reputable scientist should dig a little deeper into the more complex concepts instead of going  for these simple, trendy ideas.

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    • I don’t think the study was blaming people with diseases
      Karen Smith Karen Smith United States says:
      November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM

      Chris
      I believe what the article aimed to do was make people aware of all these additives in processed foods and the “possible “ link to autoimmune disorders. You are not to blame for your condition. I also have autoimmune conditions and at 77 am just learning of the dangers of processed foods. I recommend a great app called Yuka where you can scan the bar codes on foods before buying. If the app rates it as bad it gives you alternatives. I have realized that I probably have been consuming these harmful chemicals for most of my life. Whether that caused my conditions I’ll never know. If there’s any blame I think it is on our FDA for not protecting us from this. We have substances in foods that are banned in Europe. Look how many years it’s taken to get rid of harmful dyes.
      You and I are not to blame!

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