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The Dr. Oz Effect

kmbweber2014
kmbweber2014 Posts: 680 Member
edited February 24 in Chit-Chat
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/dr-oz-effect-senators-scold-mehmet-oz-diet-scams-n133226

I love that they are calling him out on it.

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  • kmbweber2014
    kmbweber2014 Posts: 680 Member
    "McCaskill asked why Oz didn’t use his show to promote what actually has been proven to help people lose weight — careful eating and exercise."
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    People get hooked on his show because they want to believe there really is a quick fix. They'll just have to learn the hard way when their wallets are empty. I've never really watched his show, I've seen snippets when changing a channel, and something about him is very off putting.
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    WIN!
  • ComradeTovarich
    ComradeTovarich Posts: 495 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    People get hooked on his show because they want to believe there really is a quick fix. They'll just have to learn the hard way when their wallets are empty. I've never really watched his show, I've seen snippets when changing a channel, and something about him is very off putting.

    Yeah...when someone claims magical health benefits of X one week and then the next week claims that X is pretty much the worst possible thing you could do...that can be pretty off putting to say the least.

    Guy is pure snake oil salesman
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    I'm sure he's actually a good doctor in what he's trained for, but he should really know better than to sell products that he knows won't work. Anything for a paycheck, I guess.
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    Now if they'd yank his ability to be a doctor and give him prison time for fraud.
  • thatjosiegirl
    thatjosiegirl Posts: 362 Member
    My biggest issue is that he is a cardiothoracic surgeon. How does this even qualify him to talk about all the other medical things that he talks about?

    He is a joke and a pathetic excuse for a serious Dr who is supposed to be saving lives.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    blame the corporate overlords, these are the same jerks who sell you a new diet on the cover of LITERALLY every womens magazine EVERY SINGLE MONTH!
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    Where did Oprah even find this dude?
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