I have to admit that I've never heard the term before, but I'm gonna guess that it refers to all the people (mostly companies, but also some health practitioners) who try to push 'super-foods' and 'nutraceuticals'. Example: Just plain ol' Orange Juice isn't good enough anymore; it's gotta have calcium in it!!! Never mind the fact that phosphoric acid (which orange juice is rich in) inhibits the absorption of calcium.
http://paleodiet.com/losspts.txt
Journalist Michael Pollan has written a fabulous and interesting book called In Defense of Food which takes a hearty stab at the nutraceutical industry. Sometimes his conclusions are confusing, and I feel like he waffles back and forth on certain issues, but the basic premises he lays down are extremely intriguing and eye-opening.
Ellen Coleman has written: 'Nutrition quackery' -- subject(s): Nutrition, Study and teaching (Continuing education), Quacks and quackery 'Eating for endurance' 'Beyond the war zone, and other poems'
Device Quackery
Quackery is the thing of detecting improper medical practices. Quackery is something that should not be increased.
effects of medical quackery
effects of medical quackery
The plural form of the noun 'quackery' is quackeries.
Tagalog translation of QUACKERY: satsatTagalog translation of QUACKERY: satsat
Francis Burdett Courtenay has written: 'Revelations of quacks and quackery' -- subject(s): Quackery, Quacks and quackery
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Common elements of quackery include questionable diagnoses using questionable diagnostic tests, as well as alternative or refuted treatments, but quackery's salient characteristic is aggressive promotion.
The three types of quackery include medical quackery, which involves fraudulent health products or treatments that lack scientific backing; scientific quackery, where false claims are made about scientific advancements or discoveries; and personal quackery, which pertains to individuals promoting themselves as experts without proper qualifications or credentials. These forms of quackery can mislead consumers and pose serious risks to health and safety.
quackery is the promotion of health products,sevices,or practices of quentionable safety,effectives or validity for an intended purpose.