Why do you hate Dr. Oz?

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  • star1407
    star1407 Posts: 588 Member
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    diannethegeek wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    He even talks about anti-cancer foods. People know not to think that this will prevent cancer. People are not that dumb.
    And I simply do not see him endorsing things.

    He also talks about the best dosage for melatonin. People know not to think this is the only dose that will work or that his advice trumps a medical specialist. People are not that dumb.

    High 5
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Dr. Oz might say to sleep 7 hours, or walk 20 minutes, or eat veggies every day. Those things are not bad.

    So as long as I eat my veggies I can smoke crack?
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
    edited January 2016
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Dr. Oz might say to sleep 7 hours, or walk 20 minutes, or eat veggies every day. Those things are not bad.

    Again - If you caught your husband cheating on you and lying about it, would that be OK because he sometimes tells you the truth about things? Would you believe everything he told you after that?
  • star1407
    star1407 Posts: 588 Member
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    Ashtoretet wrote: »
    I think he's one of the most disgusting people on earth. People like him who sell misinformation belong in their own level of hell.

    Pmsl. Yeah you just about summed it up the best! Lack of integrity really gets my temper flaring
  • tami101
    tami101 Posts: 617 Member
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    He used to feature "miracle weight loss supplements" on his shows. He no longer does this. Now the shows main focus is on healthy diet plans and living a healthy life. I have been watching for years but I always hated when he had a show about one of those miracle herbs. I'm glad he doesn't do them anymore. I love watching Dr. Oz!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Dr. Oz might say to sleep 7 hours, or walk 20 minutes, or eat veggies every day. Those things are not bad.

    How do you tell the good advice from the bad, though? Does the show use a sarcasm font during those segments?

  • JenniferLynWhatx
    JenniferLynWhatx Posts: 141 Member
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    stephanieluvspb wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Dr. Oz might say to sleep 7 hours, or walk 20 minutes, or eat veggies every day. Those things are not bad.

    So as long as I eat my veggies I can smoke crack?

    Dr. Oz says smoking crack will help you lose 20lbs in 10 days :D:D
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Visit a bookstore and look at all the quack books. Some might be worth reading for entertainment. I would never just "believe" anything I read. I would research things on my own, then make decisions. People are not dumb.
    If a doctor wanted to give you a prescription, wouldn't you research it before buying it?
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Visit a bookstore and look at all the quack books. Some might be worth reading for entertainment. I would never just "believe" anything I read. I would research things on my own, then make decisions. People are not dumb.

    A quick read through MFP threads is all you need to dispel that notion. Detoxes, Dr. Phil diets, juice cleanses, water fasts, diet pills, etc., etc., etc.
  • star1407
    star1407 Posts: 588 Member
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    You have proved this is not true, you haven't properly researched his claims. And whilst I wouldn't be so rude as to call you dumb, I will say that you have portrayed yourself in this thread as extremely gullible
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I was in the checkout line today and found his face on a 'publication' saying you could lose 14lb in 5 days with his fat blasting diet. Attention grabbing, load of crap.

    His website is currently peddling "10lbs in 10 days!"

    Sounds safe and reasonable. I should ask the docs at work if they would recommend this rate of loss for a non-surgical patient.
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    I figured he had a year "heads up" before meeting in front of congress. Anyway, it's in the past. He stopped, right?

    There's two examples above of how he is promoting rapid weight loss. Same garbage, different pile. I haven't looked at his site, I will not add to his income. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time believing he has changed anything.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Not gullible by any chance. I read nightly about nutrition and good health. Well educated.
    Perhaps why I see the show as pure entertainment and do not hate it. Every once in a while I learn something.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Visit a bookstore and look at all the quack books. Some might be worth reading for entertainment. I would never just "believe" anything I read. I would research things on my own, then make decisions. People are not dumb.

    Hahahaa... nope. Of course they aren't.

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Not gullible by any chance. I read nightly about nutrition and good health.

    Sorry to say it, but it sounds like you're not hitting the right sources.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Visit a bookstore and look at all the quack books. Some might be worth reading for entertainment. I would never just "believe" anything I read. I would research things on my own, then make decisions. People are not dumb.
    If a doctor wanted to give you a prescription, wouldn't you research it before buying it?

    There are dozens and hundreds of posts on this board daily from people who "just believe" what he's said or endorsed over the years. It's why green coffee bean extract and raspberry ketones are still on shelves despite the research against them.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
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    I don't like him because of the woo promises and seeing so many people desperate for something, anything to work. I was working in a pharmacy and about every week there was some new super whatever that would magically fix everything and we dreaded hearing "well Dr oz says it works" etc.

    I'll never forget the woman with a cart full of cookies, candy, high calorie frozen meals, chips, etc but nothing very nutritious frantically asking us to help her find the cinnamon on the vitamin aisle. I told her cinnamon is in grocery with spices. She wanted the cinnamon capsules she saw on the show to help speed up her metabolism so she could lose weight. ::::sigh:::: She left angry and disappointed that a pharmacy wouldn't stock such a miracle.

    Every week it was something else. For some reason a lot of people think the latest superfood item miracle cure will be in the pharmacy and not grocery.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    I have a er doctor as a client. He treated a 56 yr old lady in the emergency room. She bought into every supplement the Dr oz show promoted , melatonin for sleep, vit e for beautiful nails and hair and so on. She got herself so sick that she ended up being admitted and stayed in the hospital for over a month. All because she believed she was being " healthy " and taking advice from the famous Dr oz. She was taking tons of supplements and really thought it was a healthy thing to do .
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Oh, that one is hushing me. Why are raspberry keytones still on the shelf. Point taken.
    Maybe really dumb people exist on this earth that believe everything they hear.
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
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    With all of the suspect, unregulated supplements he endorses (and at least indirectly makes money off of, because it draws viewers to his show), as well as the rapid weight loss diets, and general wasting of gullible people's time which could be put towards helping their health problems with more realistic approaches and treatments, I do think the man violates his medical ethics, and frankly, as he has been thoroughly scolded, should have his license pulled if he continues with his BS. He is a highly-trained specialist medical doctor whose education is based firmly on scientifically sound methods. He KNOWS this stuff is crap, and his training should have him prepped to question the efficacy of something until he has seen sufficient evidence. Unfortunately, he has sold out because he likes money too much. If he wants to continue peddling suspect supplements and other advice, then he shouldn't be able to do it with the power of putting "Dr" in front of his name.

    I can't even tally the amount of harm he has caused, so far, with his preying on uneducated rubes in order to line his pockets. It's going to take a long time to de-program North Americans from saying "well, Dr. Oz says..." in health-related conversation.
  • Kamikazeflutterby
    Kamikazeflutterby Posts: 775 Member
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    AnvilHead wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Visit a bookstore and look at all the quack books. Some might be worth reading for entertainment. I would never just "believe" anything I read. I would research things on my own, then make decisions. People are not dumb.

    A quick read through MFP threads is all you need to dispel that notion. Detoxes, Dr. Phil diets, juice cleanses, water fasts, diet pills, etc., etc., etc.

    ^^THIS! This one time, in diet and nutrition, a girl got angry when people told her drinking salt water until it gave you diarrhea was a Bad Idea. They were mean bullies who didn't support her choices. She only wanted to hear from people who had tried the "salt cleanse."
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