Dr. Oz's Day Off Diet

I avoid Dr. Oz like the plague. I know that doesn't really help with this particular diet, but the man has an awful track record. My assumption is if he's endorsing it, stay far away.

Better to just eat a sensible, nutritious, and portion appropriate diet.

I could seriously pig out on the seventh day. If it's from Dr. Oz it's garbage.

Dr. Oz is a moron who has a new fabulous diet every week.

Just ignore anything Dr oz says and you'll be fine

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/06/17/dr-oz-senate-panel-weight-scams/10701067/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/25/doctor-why-quack-tv-docs-like-dr-oz-and-dr-phil-need-to-go.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/half-of-dr-ozs-medical-advice-is-baseless-or-wrong-study-says/

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/physicians-columbia-dump-dr-oz-hawking-quack-treatments-n343591

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/01/dr_oz_ironically_attacks_scammers_using_his_name_to_sell_questionable_products.html

Lots of people will follow this advice due to the fact that he's Dr. Oz. And unfortunately they'll do it wrong, just like other bad advice he gives on weight loss.

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jkal1979 wrote: »

Dr. Oz is banned from my TV. Between the raspberry ketones, green coffee extract, and whatever other snake oil he has peddled on his show followed by the congressional hearing, I don't know why people still watch him.

OP, I suggest watching this before tuning into the next episode (there is some NSFW language):

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/26/john-oliver-obliterates-dr-oz-the-worst-person-ever-on-tv-in-scrubs-including-katherine-heigl.html

https://youtu.be/WA0wKeokWUU John Oliver ...absolutely hilarious clip!

The Day Off diet seems reasonable, but like others mentioned, there is a chance you set yourself up for failure if you truly jump far off the wagon during your day off. However, it is promoting logical food items like vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, etc. which are an important part of losing weight and living healthy. I have not heard much brought up about exercise with this plan, but again, it is a 'diet' plan, not promoted as a 'life style' plan. It does not appear to log calories either, which I think helps with portion control.


I have not watched his show but a couple times when he first started. In early 2005 I read his book Healing from the Heart, which was the first time I heard of him. I read this after listening to him talk with Krista Tippett on the radio show Speaking of Faith. I thought he was amazing back then.
Too bad he brought on such bad press to himself, he was really before his time in cardiology.

kkenseth wrote: »

Dr. Oz is an unfortunately quacky individual who has a lot of media attention. I don't follow anything he says after I tried the "cleanse" juice he recommended and cleansed my colon. Awful.

I think he is a good cardio thoracic surgeon, but a terrible tv personality. You can't be completely brain dead and be able to perform heart transplants. That said, he doesn't really do hospital work much anymore. He just has to pop in from time to time to keep his license.