For the purposes of this study, the researchers divided types of CAM into different categories: 1) harmless biological treatments that have little or no research to back up claims for their effectiveness (such as vitamin supplements, GI treatments, and medicines used to treat Candida); 2) harmless biological treatments that have little or no research supporting their effectiveness but may make theoretical sense (e.g., the gluten-free/casein-free diet , the use of Vitamin C, and injections of secretin); 3) treatments that are potentially harmful and that have no research to back them up (e.g., chelation, injections of immunoglobulins, megadoses of Vitamin A, the use of antibiotics or antiviral agents, the ingestion of alkaline salts, or refusing immunizations); and 4) non-biological therapies that have no evidence base (such as craniosacral therapy, auditory training, or facilitated communication).
: régime sans gluten ni caséine , vitamine C et injections de sécrétine); 3) traitements potentiellement dangereux et qui ne s’appuient sur aucune recherche scientifique (p. ex. : chélation, injections d’immunoglobulines, mégadoses de vitamine A, antibiotiques ou agents antiviraux, sels alcalins ou immunisations refusées); et 4) thérapies non biologiques qui n’ont pas fait leurs preuves (thérapie crânio-sacrale, formation auditive ou communication facilitée).