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The Role of Evidence-Based Medicine in Naturopathy

Jane Guiltinan, ND1; Joshua Z. Goldenberg2; Rachelle L. McCarty, ND, MPH3; *Erica B. Oberg ND, MPH3 1 School of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore WA, USA 2 Bastyr University, Kenmore WA, USA 3 Bastyr University Research Institute, Kenmore WA, USA Correspondence to: Erica Oberg – eoberg@bastyr.edu   The past two decades has seen a tremendous […]

Abstract | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine – The Final Frontier?

View full article | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine – The Final Frontier? View PDF Abstract Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has historically relied upon traditional use and expert opinion as sources of evidence. The impact of evidence-based medicine (EBM) on CAM is unclear. Several challenges exist in the implementation of EBM to CAM as the […]

Potential Health Claims on Dietary Fiber: How Robust is the Evidence?

Abstract The bulk of the research on dietary fiber started in the 1970s when what had been considered as a fad, lacking scientific evidence, gained the interest of the scientific community as improved designs and analytical methods were used to examine the health benefits of dietary fiber.(1) Since then, epidemiological studies and clinical trials have […]