Germanium Sesquioxide Safe To Use: Designed NutritionalProducts
11/18/2002
Germanium Sesquioxide Safe To Use: Designed Nutritional
Products
OREM, Utah--Designed Nutritional Products issued a
statement challenging assertions made by the National Nutritional Foods
Association (NNFA) about the safety of Germanium sesquioxide. Two
statements in NNFA Today discuss concerns about Germanium sesquioxide (Ge-132)
relating to the possibility of contamination with toxins or the toxic form of
germanium dioxide.
According to David Parish, president of Designed Nutritional
Products, "NNFA's logic is flawed and based on inaccurate research."
He noted there has been confusion in studies over the source of germanium,
calling inorganic Germanium-lactate-citrate an organic compound. "The true
villain is not Germanium sesquioxide at all," he said. "The enemy is
gross ignorance, sloppy science, over-generalizations and conclusions based on
them. Fortunately, this enemy is more of an annoyance than a threat. As true
science continues to substantiate its safety and efficacy, the market for
Germanium sesquioxide remains strong and its future has never looked
brighter."
Bonnie J. Kaplan, Ph.D., from the University of Calgary, further
discussed the weaknesses in the scientific literature. According to Kaplan, a
1987 article reported that two people taking a germanium-based elixir died of
kidney failure; researchers published biopsy results in 1988 demonstrating that
the germanium was contaminated. "The erroneous conclusions have been
repeated often, almost taking on a life of their own," she said. "The
fact is that there has never been a case of human or lab animal toxicity from
pure Germanium sesquioxide."
Designed Nutritional Products is presenting a VendorWorks
presentation about Ge-132 at SupplySide West on Friday, Dec. 6, from 9 to 9:50
a.m. For additional information, visit www.designednutritional.com
or Booth #1613.
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