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alp227

(32,021 posts) Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:10 PM Jun 2014

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri grills TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz over diet fads

Source: Kansas City Star

Mehmet Oz’s enthusiasm for “miracle” weight-loss cures landed the celebrity surgeon in the hot seat Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Lawmakers grilled him about dubious diet products popularized on his hit TV show.

Oz was in Washington to testify at a hearing on diet scams hosted by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who chairs a Senate panel on consumer protection.

In sometimes contentious exchanges with McCaskill and other senators on Tuesday, Oz said he’s a victim: He makes no money from any of the treatments touted on The Dr. Oz Show, he said, but unscrupulous advertisers use his words and image to cash in on the latest fat-busting fad.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article571577/Sen.-Claire-McCaskill-of-Missouri-grills-TV%E2%80%99s-Dr.-Mehmet-Oz-over-diet-fads.html

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Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri grills TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz over diet fads (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2014 OP

Doesn't make money? SoapBox Jun 2014 #1

Bullshit. Archae Jun 2014 #2

American Loons - awesome lovemydog Jun 2014 #16

There have been several scientific studies on the benefits of chlorogenic acid aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #3

am I the only one who cannot stand Dr Oz? Skittles Jun 2014 #4

Not the only one Treant Jun 2014 #13

sure sure the good doc just gives it away.. mopinko Jun 2014 #5

some less so than others, but they're all charlatans. wyldwolf Jun 2014 #6

Oz is a scam artist. longship Jun 2014 #7

Does he have an MD? tom_kelly Jun 2014 #8

Yes erpowers Jun 2014 #9

Because Phil was no longer a licensed psychologist when he began his TV career. alp227 Jun 2014 #12

Oz is an MD and even high up in Columbia University's Med School. alp227 Jun 2014 #10

Oh yes. He is a noted surgeon. longship Jun 2014 #11

Yes, it's almost as if everything must have the OW stamp of approval YOHABLO Jun 2014 #14

Don't forget "Dr." Laura! SoapBox Jun 2014 #15

Wow, really, you go after Dr. Oz mackerel Jun 2014 #17

Just because Corporate Food is evil doesn't mean Dr. Oz is noble. alp227 Jun 2014 #18

That's nice dear mackerel Jun 2014 #20

+1 BuddhaGirl Jun 2014 #21

miracle diets? hangfire00 Jun 2014 #19

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

1. Doesn't make money?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:20 PM

Jun 2014

So if you made "money" you wouldn't show questionable stuff?

Oh please!

And the the idiot politicians...how about tighter regulation, etc. on "supplements"? Start there!

Archae

(46,327 posts)

2. Bullshit.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:21 PM

Jun 2014

"Dr" Oz is a liar, scam artist and woo peddler.

He's gotten VERY rich from selling woo.

http://americanloons.blogspot.com/2014/04/1006-mehmet-oz.html

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

16. American Loons - awesome

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:12 PM

Jun 2014

I hadn't seen that site before. Now I've bookmarked it. Thanks for the fun reading, Archae. I saw there that he apparently calls himself America's Doctor. That alone is loony tunes, lunatic lunacy.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

3. There have been several scientific studies on the benefits of chlorogenic acid

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:28 PM

Jun 2014

which is found in abundance in green coffee bean extract. It has a suppressive effect on glucose-6-phosphatase which is involved in the formation and release of glucose in the liver. This supplement may help the body and decrease inflammation and possibly be of benefit in diabetes although more research is required. I don't think there's any scientific evidence, however, that green coffee bean extract actually brings about weight loss.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

4. am I the only one who cannot stand Dr Oz?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:28 PM

Jun 2014

his show is pure schlock

Treant

(1,968 posts)

13. Not the only one

Reply to Skittles (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:16 PM

Jun 2014

Actually, if Dr. Oz touts it, I have to look twice to make sure it isn't some crappy piece of woo.

And if he does tout it, I'm less likely to buy it. Period.

mopinko

(70,102 posts)

5. sure sure the good doc just gives it away..

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:29 PM

Jun 2014

and the guys that make the tv show are fine with it, too.

wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)

6. some less so than others, but they're all charlatans.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:31 PM

Jun 2014

The alternative and homeopathy meds crowd, the "psychics," etc.

longship

(40,416 posts)

7. Oz is a scam artist.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:39 PM

Jun 2014

Somebody needs to jerk his license to practice medicine. Whatever he's practicing, it isn't medicine.

For Christ sakes, he supports John of God, the Brazilian kook who apparently specializes in faith healing and psychic surgery, two of the oldest scams in the pseudo-medical universe.

Oz should be stricken off the rolls.

tom_kelly

(959 posts)

8. Does he have an MD?

Reply to longship (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:44 PM

Jun 2014

I think I remember someone from the Oprah show who wasn't quite the Dr. people believed he was.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)

9. Yes

Reply to tom_kelly (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:55 PM

Jun 2014

As far as I know he had both an MD and an MBA. I think it was Dr. Phil who had some issues with his credentials.

alp227

(32,021 posts)

12. Because Phil was no longer a licensed psychologist when he began his TV career.

Reply to erpowers (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:09 PM

Jun 2014

But he can legally still use "Dr." because of his PhD in psychology...but only in an academic not practical way. As of now, Dr. Phil can be hired as a professor at any university in the world, but he cannot see patients. http://everydaypsychology.com/2008/01/is-dr-phil-actually-psychologist.html

Oh yeah, found this from Wikipedia:

On October 21, 1988, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists determined that McGraw had hired a former patient for "part-time temporary employment".[15] Specifically, the board cited "a possible failure to provide proper separation between termination of therapy and the initiation of employment,"[16] issued a letter of reprimand and imposed administrative penalties.[17] The board also investigated claims made by the patient of inappropriate contact initiated by McGraw, but the "Findings of Fact" document issued by the board on October 21, 1988, at the end of its investigation includes no reference to any physical contact of any kind. It specifically identified "the therapeutic and business relationships" as constituting McGraw's sole issue with the board.[17] McGraw fulfilled all terms of the board's requirements, and the board closed its complaint file in June 1990.[18]

alp227

(32,021 posts)

10. Oz is an MD and even high up in Columbia University's Med School.

Reply to tom_kelly (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:04 PM

Jun 2014

http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mco2&DepAffil=Surgery

Positions and Appointments
2001-present Professor of Surgery
Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

present Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

1993-present Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Clinical Specialties
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Mitral and aortic valve surgery
Adult cardiac transplantation
Mechanical heart assistance
Coronary bypass and aneurysm surgery

Research Interests
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Complementary medicine
Healthcare outcomes analysis
Heart replacement

longship

(40,416 posts)

11. Oh yes. He is a noted surgeon.

Reply to tom_kelly (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:06 PM

Jun 2014

Who has sold his soul to Harpo Productions, AKA Oprah's woo-woo network. Just like Dr. "I was the worst marriage counselor on the planet" Phil, who now does what on TV? That's right... Marriage counseling. Thanks to the monumentally ignorant Oprah Winfrey, who uses her fame and fortune to promote nothing but ignorance. Nice work, Oprah.

She is evil incarnate.

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)

14. Yes, it's almost as if everything must have the OW stamp of approval

Reply to longship (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 09:47 PM

Jun 2014

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

15. Don't forget "Dr." Laura!

Reply to tom_kelly (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 10:51 PM

Jun 2014

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

17. Wow, really, you go after Dr. Oz

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 01:28 AM

Jun 2014

when we have a serious obesity problem in this country. Well KFC, McDonald's, BK and the like are safe now. God forbid we promote Kale. Naughty, naughty Dr. Oz, don't say superfoods or you'll get Papa mad.