Dietary Supplements

“Get Ephedra Off the Shelves” (editorial, Feb. 21) cited several politicians, some sports organizations and some Food and Drug Administration reports. But ephedra has been researched in hundreds of scientific studies -- and you did not refer to even one scientific study. Should food supplements be banned by the opinions of a few sportswriters, newspaper publishers or politicians? The FDA data may be influenced by the FDA’s role as the protector of the drug industry, and the details of its “adverse reports” were not given.

Bob Spencer

Santa Monica