Is there any evidence that Chelation Therapy is harmful?

Is there evidence that Chelation is beneficial?

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Arnold Chamove
Massey University Psychology
Palmerston North, New Zealand

There was supposedly a controlled study going on to see if helps  or  not,  but
someone  reported  that  they  heard on the radio (Dr.Dean Adell show) that the
study came out negative.    However,  I  have  not  seen  that  report  printed
anywhere,  so  I  wonder  if anyone can confirm this report?  There is a lot of
anectodal support for it.  I recently saw a column by a  person  who  mentioned
that  his  father was trying it after having bypass surgery done once, and then
told he needed it again, and decided to try Chelation instead.   He  was  doing
better  after  completing  part  of  the  treatment,  but  the  column  made an
interesting point.  Most people who try Chelation often are also told to change
their  diet and are given vitamins and minerals (Chelation removes not only the
bad calcium, but also other minerals, so you have  to  replace  that  which  is
lost).  It's  possible  that these changes might be responsible for some of the
improvement.

Mark London

Usually only to the wallet.

In cases of heavy metal poisoning, it is the treatment of
choice.  For atherosclerosis, no.
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