I was curious about how this group came up with information that's so different than what the New York Times reported. Turns out they issued a press release demanding the Times retract their sushi report (http://www.consumerfreedom.com/pressRelease_detail.cfm/release/227). As far as I can tell, the Times has not. I also found these letters to the editor from public policy groups and doctors supporting the Times report (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/opinion/l28sushi.html). I found several reports saying the Center for Consumer Freedom is actually a lobbyist group for the food industry masquerading as some kind of independent think-tank (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=4140447&ft=lg).

That's interesting, Frizelle_Mommy, that you're privy to all of this medical information about David Martosko.  It doesn't seem to have been published anywhere.  I assume you don't know him, since you aren't sure of his age.  He doesn't seem to have the weight loss or hair loss normally associated with "round after round" of chemotherapy.  Maybe you're thinking of someone else?  Or perhaps you're just another Internet troll trying to discredit someone who made a really good point.

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Clearly his mother wasn't right, as Martosko could use a bit more intelligence and a lot more compassion and ethics.

This guy gets paid to protect the meat (and fish) industries.

Nice try, Frizelle.  I know it's hard to believe, but he's 37.  If he's having health problems, maybe it's because of all of the trans fats, saturated fat, cholesterol, biotech foods, fast food and mercury in his diet.  Here's what he looked like in his mid thirties:  http://www.ethicurean.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/martosko.jpg

He should take the free advice of http://cancerproject.org to learn about the link between diet and cancer.

Way to go, larskjos -- You're poking fun at a kidney and neuro cancer patient who's been going through round after round of chemo. And I think he's in his 40's. You'd look 15 years older, too, if you had that sort of medical challenge.

"Begley claims that the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Reference Dose” for mercury is “an amount of mercury consumed daily,”

This is flat-out wrong. Here’s how the EPA itself defines the idea of a “reference dose” (RfD): “In general, the RfD is an estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime.” Underline “lifetime.”"

I cannot believe that this guy actually said this with a straight face.  It says clearly that the RfD is an estimate of a DAILY EXPOSURE.  Further, if you follow the link, it clarifies the forumla used to calculate the RfD:  "The RfD (expressed in units of mg of substance/kg body weight-DAY)".  This group consists of nothing but well-paid spin doctors bought and paid for by the industries whom they defend.  They would defend Al-Qaida and islamic jihad if they were paid enough.  Unbelievable.

For a music major who's now suffering from obesity, David Martosko has no credibility whatsoever lecturing the rest of us about health and nutrition.  http://www.ConsumerDeception.com