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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Calabrese Sells Hormesis Again

He's been doing it for decades and it appears to be all he does.  I'm not sure where he's at or when the video was shot, but it was uploaded a couple of weeks ago.

His schtick is basically this...for any toxic substance there is a dose level below which there is No Observable Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL).

Since, by definition, there is no observed adverse effect, find an enhanced phenomenon associated with whatever is being studied.

Then call that phenomenon "low dose stimulation" and ignore that the substance is toxic, though its toxicity can't be OBSERVED (or measured) at some low level.

When the amount of the substance exceeds the NOAEL, the low dose stimulation magically disappears.  At least he admits hormesis is very general.  It sure is.


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