Health at Gunpoint: The FDA's Silent War Against Health Freedom

Who controls the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and whatare the real goals of this powerful agency? These are the centralquestions explored in Health at Gunpoint, a book that brings intoclear focus the silent war being waged by the FDA againstAmerican consumers.The FDA was established in 1906 to protect the U.S. public frommisbranded and adulterated foods and drugs. While the originalintent may have been honorable, over the years, the mission hasbecome tainted by lobbyists and money. In Health at Gunpoint, award-winning health writer James Gormley presents a history ofthis Federal agency s long-standing battle against health productsand examines some of its most controversial decisions and thetroubling reasons behind them.Now, the FDA is once again poised to make decisions that wouldhave a major impact on the public s health this time, by imposingrestrictions that would eventually eliminate many of the nutritionalsupplements Americans take every day. Health at Gunpoint notonly sheds light on what is happening, but also prepares you forthe coming battle."