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Interesting.. Does anyone else know of GI Dr's who recommend JuicePLus?
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After all this hoopla I asked around. He said it was nothing but an expensive waste. He cited that the amounts of beta carotene have been known to cause problems for some -- and it may be just a waste for most others because a lot of the "value" of the foods is lost. Plus a lot of the studies they have done haven't been done correctly. There also have been some... questions about people in the company or the people promoting it. He told me if I was really interested to let my fingers do the walking on the internet -- I would find the sites.
This one talks about some of the people who started it -- what's in it, some of it's claims, etc.
http://www.mlmwatch.org/04C/NSA/juiceplus.html
This one talks about how some of the studies showed some promise -- but they were done wrong -- and none showed that they made the nutrients more "bioavailable than other supplements."
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11571.cfm?RecordID=637&tab=HC
I also asked my regular doc -- a DO - he felt the same way. He said it was a multi-level marketing scheme. He said eat what fruits & veggies you can tolerate and take a regular vitamin.
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The bioavailability thing is very interesting! What's the point of swallowing (and paying for!  ) lots of vitamins if your body can't absorb them anyway.
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Here's some feedback on this product from ibsgroup.org if anyone is interested. Juice Plus
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I'm not sure about the "bioavailability" issue. The MLM of JuicePLus does seem to drive some people away from it. (Me included, initially) But it didn't hurt for me to try it when my wife started working for the company. I found it to be just what I needed.
Terry 
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You're right. This is a lot of money to be throwing down the drain - specially if it's not going to be any better than anything else out there.
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I see that it's listed on quackwatch -- and that our terry collins has been spreading the word there too. Some good and some bad things...
Edited by kshsmom (10/12/05 12:36 PM)
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Re: Mine didn't
#219144 - 10/12/05 12:56 PM
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Thanks. I thought the link to Memorial Sloan Kettering was particularly useful.
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That's strange.. I have read Dr. Barretts review of JP but I don't recall mentioning JP on any discussion or message board there? Was there a specific posting on that board?
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Terry
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