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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:06 PM Dec 2014

Forbes: The best medical advice may be to stay away from Dr. Oz's

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/12/22/the-best-medical-advice-it-may-be-to-stay-away-from-dr-ozs/

"Earlier this year Dr. Mehmet Oz defended himself in a Senate subcommittee hearing on potentially deceptive advertising for the weight loss and dietary supplements he routinely recommends on his show. When Oz said that green coffee extract is a “magic weight loss cure for every body type,” a manufacturer was moved to start producing “Pure Green Coffee,” using footage from the show to promote it. The company was later sued by the FTC for making false claims about the product’s efficacy."

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Forbes: The best medical advice may be to stay away from Dr. Oz's (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

Oprah has a lot to answer for when she meets her maker... joeybee12 Dec 2014 #1

I pay no attention LiberalElite Dec 2014 #2

rachel was on the air on wrgb (a local cbs affiliate) and food network long before she was niyad Dec 2014 #4

yahoo mail spam is overwhelmingly some sort of Dr Oz junk nt msongs Dec 2014 #3

Anyone who's stupid enough to believe in a "magic cure" deserves whatever side effects they get. Initech Dec 2014 #5

Dr. Oz states at the end of every show madville Dec 2014 #6

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. Oprah has a lot to answer for when she meets her maker...

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:09 PM

Dec 2014

Dr Oz, Dr Phil, Rachel Ray, charter schools, Suzanne Somers...

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

2. I pay no attention

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:12 PM

Dec 2014

to anything she says or anyone she promotes. The NYPL has a book section, "Oprah's Book Club" - I don't need Oprah telling me what to read, either.

niyad

(113,413 posts)

4. rachel was on the air on wrgb (a local cbs affiliate) and food network long before she was

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:15 PM

Dec 2014

on oprah.

msongs

(67,420 posts)

3. yahoo mail spam is overwhelmingly some sort of Dr Oz junk nt

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:13 PM

Dec 2014

Initech

(100,083 posts)

5. Anyone who's stupid enough to believe in a "magic cure" deserves whatever side effects they get.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:20 PM

Dec 2014

madville

(7,412 posts)

6. Dr. Oz states at the end of every show

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:47 PM

Dec 2014

That no email junk or web offers using his name or likeness are authorized.

Most of his advice is pretty generic like eat whole grains, olive oil, Greek yogurt, probiotics, stay hydrated, etc, etc, common sense type stuff.

If he makes a general statement like "incorporate olive oil into your diet everyday" and then some email spammer uses that quote to push some olive oil pills or something, I don't view that as Dr. Oz's fault.

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