The ＂acid-base physique＂ scam has been exposed in the United States, and some companies still use the scam draft for marketing.
After Robert O ‘Young, the proponent of "acid-base constitution" in the United States, was awarded US$ 105 million in compensation by the American court, and admitted in court that the "acid-base constitution theory" was a scam, some media questioned the "sixth element" of "promoting acid-base balance" produced by Jiangsu Shuanglin Marine Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and the company subsequently issued a statement, which pushed the debate to a climax. When investigating the products marked with "acid-base balance", Beijing Youth Daily reporter found that these terms have occupied the commanding heights of the market and become star elements across food and beverage, beauty and skin care, massage and health care industries.
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Others are artificial "acid-base constitution"
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Recently, some media have questioned the "sixth element" alkaline health care products produced by Jiangsu Shuanglin Marine Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which claims to "promote acid-base balance", and the chairman of the company is Liang Shuanglin, who is known as the "father of acid-base physique in China".
"The father of China’s acid-base constitution" publicly cries foul.
Official website, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, inquired about Jiangsu Shuanglin Marine Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and found that Liang Shuanglin was the first advocate of the theory of "human health and acid-base balance" in China. He clearly pointed out that acidic constitution is the new killer of health and the source of all diseases, and strongly appealed for the prevention of acidic constitution.
On November 2nd, Robert O ‘Young, the father of the American "acid-base theory", was awarded $105 million in compensation by the American court, and admitted in court that the "acid-base constitution theory" was a scam. However, in the health care products market in China, the "acid-base constitution theory" is still very popular. Liang Shuanglin, who claims to have put forward this theory at the earliest in China, has introduced his own alkaline product "the sixth element". On November 9, Liang Shuanglin argued in an interview with the media: "It is Americans who distort the theory, and the acid-base theory can’t be wrong!" Subsequently, the media interviewed a number of experts from top three hospitals, who did not recognize this theory.
On November 12th, official website of Shuanglin Marine Life Company published a letter to a media reporter, issued 12 statements, and uploaded 11 materials as "evidence" to safeguard the validity of the acid-base theory and the "sixth element", and claimed that "the lawyer’s letter was subsequently sent to the newspaper".
However, at the time of the press release of Beiqing Daily, its official website had withdrawn the above 12 statements. The prominent position of official website has two contents: statement and relevant materials, and the publication dates are 15th and 13th respectively.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that there was something like this in the statement: "Through Google search and investigation by American journalists, Robert O ‘Young was not a professional doctor, and he did not carry out medical consultation in regular medical institutions. Illegal medical practice led to the death of cancer patients. The US court sentenced him to 105 million US dollars for illegal medical practice, but did not judge him ‘ Acid-base constitution ’ Theory is guilty, and there is no judgment on him ‘ Acid-base constitution ’ Theory is pseudoscience, and he himself has not admitted that his theoretical system is pseudoscience. "
The laboratory denied that it had ever issued a report for Shuanglin Company.
Both sides focus on whether chitosan (the sixth element) can adjust the "acid-base balance". Some media pointed out that compared with the materials provided, it was found that the most critical report was a test for cells.
Supplementary materials provided by official website of Shuanglin Company show that the Experimental Report on Chitosan (the Sixth Element) Regulating Cell Acid-base Balance was made by the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology of Nanjing University on October 20th, 2005, and the experimental report was stamped with the words "Special Seal for Science and Technology Contract of Nanjing University".
The research report shows that cells from different sources were used in the experiment, including mouse lung fibroblast L929 cells, mouse monocyte macrophage Raw264.7, human umbilical vein endothelial cells HUVEC and so on. The experimental results show that "for all kinds of cell lines used in the experiment, when the cells are in acidic culture environment for a certain period of time, and the growth situation is abnormal or even begins to die, adding chitosan can effectively adjust the pH value of the culture environment and make the cell growth situation obviously improve."
However, some doctors questioned that simply proving chitosan can improve the pH value of the cell culture environment for cells cannot prove that the human body can achieve the same effect by taking it. In order to prove that chitosan can change the acid-base environment of human body, clinical tests should be conducted directly for people. In addition, as the provider of the research report, the researchers of the Medical Biotechnology Laboratory of Nanjing University responded to the media and said that when studying chitosan, they did do experiments on the effects of acid and alkali on cells, but they did not do experiments on animals and people, which is different from the theory of human acid and alkali discussed now, and this research has not been published later. All academic achievements in the laboratory are mainly papers. Laboratory access to relevant records shows that no company or product has been identified in the name of the laboratory.
Expert: There is no data and investigation on "acid-base level" in China.
In the 12 statements issued by official website of Jiangsu Shuanglin Marine Biological Company, it was repeatedly emphasized that the "acid-base theory" won the support of famous experts in many countries, and six experts and scholars, including Chen Keji, academician of China Academy of Sciences, Professor Bian Zhiqiang, chief physician of China-Friendship Hospital, Professor Feng Weiquan, an expert in sports biochemistry, and Professor He Guojiang of Peking Union Medical College, were clearly named.
According to media reports, these experts and scholars were interviewed in the report "The New Killer of Acid-base Imbalance Health" published in Science and Technology Daily on September 4, 2001, and made a full-page report. However, none of the above experts said that chitosan (the sixth element) can maintain the acid-base balance of human body. In this report, it was Liang Shuanglin, then general manager of Nantong Dongting Shuizhi Shuanglin Bio-engineering Co., Ltd., who clearly put forward that the sixth element can promote the acid-base balance in the body. At that time, the report quoted his two explanations about the mechanism of improving the acid constitution and promoting the acid-base balance in the body.
Chen Keji, an academician of China Academy of Sciences, said that at present, there is no research on the acid-base level of large population in China, let alone the specific relationship between the acid-base level in blood or urine of China population and human health or diseases. "At present, there is no such data and investigation in China. It is not good for us to directly put forward the theory of acid-base constitution, and it will not be recognized. We still need to look at the data. Without data, it is not good to express our opinions."
The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed in the investigation that in 2002, Robert O. Yang Gang put forward the theory of "acid-base constitution", and in 2003, this theory had spread to China. Since then, products and markets around acid-base constitution have started to flourish. Wang Huixing, a national registered dietitian, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that acid-base balance and acid-base constitution theory are two completely different concepts, which are easily confused. Robert O ‘Young, an American, put forward not the theory of "acid-base balance" but the theory of "acid-base constitution". Acid-base balance means that under normal circumstances, the acidity and alkalinity of human body are in a dynamic equilibrium state. The human body has a specific buffering mechanism, which can keep the blood pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Of course, because different parts of the human body have different acidity and alkalinity, what we generally call acid-base balance refers to the acid-base balance in the internal environment.
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What other goods are there?
Under the banner of "acid-base constitution"
Take the most common soda biscuits and soda water in the market as an example, which are very popular products in recent years. In the investigation, the reporter of Beiqing Daily learned that the soda biscuits and soda water on the market are the basic biscuits and weakly alkaline water. When it enters the stomach for digestion, it will be neutralized by gastric juice and lose its original alkalinity, because the pH value of gastric juice is between 0.9 and 1.5, which is strongly acidic. In this way, when food is digested by the stomach and absorbed by the small intestine and enters the blood, it has no original alkalinity, and of course it will not change the acidity and alkalinity of the blood. That is to say, no matter what food it is, it will not change the acidity and alkalinity of blood. On the one hand, the acidity and alkalinity of blood is the result of comprehensive balance of various metabolites, and the acidity and alkalinity of food will not change the acidity and alkalinity of human body. On the other hand, food is digested in the stomach, even if it is alkaline, it will be neutralized by gastric juice and will not play a role.
Relying on the fashion label of "acid-base balance", the soda water market in China has expanded to several billion shares. According to media statistics, from 2010 to 2014, the average growth rate of soda water market was 14.8%, and the market scale increased from 2.07 billion to 3.59 billion yuan. Search for major brands of e-commerce can find that there are more than 30 soda brands that have cut into the market today, and their prices range from 2 to 5 yuan.
When the reporters of Beiqing Daily entered Taobao and JD.COM websites, once they searched for soda cookies, they would jump out of quite a few brands, and the origin, raw materials, taste and price became more and more detailed, with a wide variety of patterns and samples, which made people simply don’t know how to choose. According to rough statistics, most of the 500G soda biscuits have become the main products, ranging from 10 yuan to 100 yuan, and the imported brands in Europe and America are obviously more expensive than domestic brands.
In the investigation, the reporter of Beiqing Daily also found that those who joined the "acid-base balance" camp also included skin care, whitening beauty and massage to lose weight.
Official website of a Hebei group, which is famous for its concept of "acid-base balance", shows that its products include three series: oral series, external series and instrument series. Take the external use series as an example, including 15 kinds of beauty and skin care products, including DDS revitalizing cream, anti-wrinkle eye cream, repair essence, hydrating facial cleanser, whitening body hand cream and isolation cream.
Massage chairs are also eyeing the concept of acid-base balance. Some manufacturers claim that its function is chemical action, and it contains a large number of alkaline elements, such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, which are all positively charged, while acidic metabolites in cells, such as phosphorus, sulfur and chlorine, are negatively charged. According to the principle of opposite charge attraction, alkaline elements will neutralize acidic negative ions and excrete them through blood circulation, thus correcting acidic constitution.
There are also pharmaceutical companies that have introduced alkali kangsu, saying that women now encounter a big problem because of excessive pressure or unreasonable diet structure, that is, it is difficult to conceive children. At this time, the most important thing is that their body pH needs to be adjusted. Only when the body is in weak alkaline health conditions can women who want children get pregnant easily, especially when they are pregnant with boys. Similar questions have long been answered by doctors, and there is no relationship between them.
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Cut off the interest chain of the rumor of "acid-base constitution"
The incident of American Robert O ‘Young, the founder of the theory of acid-base constitution, being fined and compensated, has continued to ferment recently. On November 13th, People’s Health Network published an article pointing out that the rumor of "acid-base constitution" is hard to break, which is related to its bundling with industry. These days, Liang Shuanglin declared to the media that the theory of acid-base constitution is "infallible", which is enough to prove the difficulty of removing the residual poison of this theory. The article said that it is urgent to cut off the connection chain between rumors and interests in combating rumors in health and wellness.
In the investigation, the reporter of Beiqing Daily found that the theory of "acid-base constitution" has gone through about 15 years from its birth to today, and its products span many fields and the market scale is growing. Just like the most common-sense problem of giving birth to boys and girls, some established pharmaceutical manufacturers deliberately blur it, which is undoubtedly driven by huge interests. Whether it is food and beverage, whitening skin care or even massage health care, once the label of "acid-base balance" is inserted, the value is immediately extraordinary. For example, an essential oil can be sold for 358 yuan in a small bottle of 10 ml, and a bottle of 90 capsules can be sold to 280 yuan. When introducing the product, the company said that its raw materials are rich in organic active alkali, which can quickly eliminate the acid toxicity in the body and make the human body reach an acid-base balance.
The "acid-base physique" incident is not over yet. During the dispute, the media strongly questioned that the company made a high-profile statement, which is right and wrong. At the critical moment, it is especially necessary for the authoritative department to speak out and shoot, and to give the market a fair, product an attitude and consumers a statement.
Text/reporter Liu Shenliang
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How to distinguish food, health care products and medicines?
In the investigation, the reporter of Beiqing Daily also found that it seems to be a fashion to promote products under the banner of "changing the acid-base balance of the body". Industry insiders told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that if it is a holiday, it is understandable as a gift or a health care product for visiting patients. It is worth noting that some institutions or companies are focusing their attention on middle-aged and elderly people and promoting health care products.
For middle-aged and elderly people to buy health care products or similar products, Wang Huixing told the reporters of Beiqing Daily that the first thing is rational consumption and identification of false propaganda. Food or health food cannot replace medicine, nor can it be used for disease prevention and treatment. If there is something wrong with your body, you should choose a regular hospital to consult a doctor instead of blindly believing in health care products, so as not to delay your illness. Secondly, for the elderly who just want health care and improve immunity, make sure that the products you buy are produced by regular manufacturers, with the blue hat logo, and the products are within the validity period; Also make sure that the purchased products are found in official website, State Food and Drug Administration. Third, for children, understand why parents buy products frequently and in large quantities. Fear of illness or fear of loneliness. Because many people sell products, at the same time, there are more salespeople who provide good services, even more companionship than their children.
Now whether it is food, drink or health care products on the market, it is possible to exaggerate publicity. How should the public distinguish between food, medicine or health care products?
It is understood that the food production license number begins with SC, and food only provides energy and nutrients needed by the human body, so as long as it belongs to food, it has no therapeutic effect. The approval number of health food is national food health word, which begins with g. The approval number of the drug is National Medicine Zhunzi, H stands for chemical drugs, Z stands for proprietary Chinese medicines, B stands for health care drugs, S stands for biological products, T stands for in vitro chemical diagnostic reagents, F stands for pharmaceutical excipients, and J stands for imported sub-packaged drugs.
How to check whether the health care products you bought meet the national standards? Log in to official website, china food and drug administration (now the State Administration of Market Supervision) and enter the notation number on the left side of the "Health Food" column, such as G20180001. Information such as the corresponding product and approval time will appear on the website. If it is not found, there may be something wrong with the product you bought.