Referring to:
> > MICRO-ORGANISMS IN MILK CAUSE CROHN'S DISEASE
>
> > For full text and graphics visit:
> > http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2000/2000L-01-27-01.html
Donna Fezler wrote:
> This is scientific garbage. If this were true then Crohn's would be more
> common than allergies or the common cold in the UK.
I decided to go read that article in full. It said that the
mycobacterium was present EVEN IN PASTEURIZED MILK. It then follows
with the remarkable "conclusion" that therefore it is a bad idea to
allow the sale of unpasteurized milk, due to the risk of spreading
Crohn's disease! Did I misunderstand what it said, or is there indeed
some dicontinuity of reason here? I must wonder how it is possible that
mutual contradictions can exist in one mind. My current hypothesis it
that they cannot persist if the mind is functioning properly.
> The truth is closer to this: the weakened immune system and the altered
> biochemistry of the gut of people with Crohn's disease provides a perfect
> environment for the growth of the mycobacterium. Presence does not connote
> pathogenicity.
OOOh, but that interpretation implies that we are faced with an
ecological problem, which might not be solved by the totalitarian
solutions favored by certain factions. How could you say such a thing?
btw, the ENS has not ever impressed me as a good source of information.
I certainbly hope they will not consider the problem solved, and will
continue to research this terrible disease.
Loren
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