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David Stephan
David Stephan is an executive at a Canadian food supplement company. He and his wife Collet were convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life in April 2016 after the death of their son Ezekiel who was 19 months old. After winning an appeal, the Stephans were found not guilty. This verdict was subsequently overturned and a third trial ordered. In 2021 the Crown decided to stay the proceedings. The Stephans embraced pseudoscientific ideas including alternative medicine, anti-vaccine theories and COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Family and early life David is one of ten children born of Deborah and Anthony Stephan. He grew up in Southern Alberta in a Mormon family. Deborah had had bipolar affective disorder for close to a decade when she died by suicide in 1994 at the age of 40. After Deborah's death, the family, who belong to a Latter Day Saint group that believes in a naturalistic healing approach, became vocal advocates and believers in alternative medicine. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food Supplement
A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement one's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources or that are synthetic in order to increase the quantity of their consumption. The class of nutrient compounds includes vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, and amino acids. Dietary supplements can also contain substances that have not been confirmed as being essential to life, but are marketed as having a beneficial biological effect, such as plant pigments or polyphenols. Animals can also be a source of supplement ingredients, such as collagen from chickens or fish for example. These are also sold individually and in combination, and may be combined with nutrient ingredients. The European Commission has also established harmonized rules to help insure that food supplements are safe and appropriately labeled. Creating an industry estimated to have a 2020 value of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
