How many licks would it take? Can the iron in bars even be processed by the body? Can you do this for other minerals?

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Im pretty sure the experts already talked with them back when the kid was having the problems

And for infants, doctors also prefer dietary changes before medicine, for incredibly obvious reasons

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That is what I said. The doctor would only have suggested meds if it were necessary.

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Im pretty sure the doctor gave them the thumbs up on trying dietary first, and Im pretty sure the doctor knows better than the guy trying to historically lecture that doctor retroactively.

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The doctor is unable to stop them from their behavior.

Imagine yourself as a doctor. The patient has the plague. You say, “Take this antibiotic. It will go away.” They say, “We prefer quarantine and chicken noodle soup”.

Do you say ok? Or do you admonish them and risk they get angry and do nothing? Or do you say, that is better than nothing. It is their body.

The only ethical behavior for a physician in this situation is to say, “sure, try dietary modifications”.

They were trying to prevent long term brain development issues by resolving the anemia the fastest evidence-based way, but the patient refused expert advice.

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