Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of a medical show on TV that is often mentioned and apparently quite popular, has a large following who swear by his advice. However, he's on the faculty at Columbia University, and 10 of his doctor colleagues are calling for his dismissal. Usually doctors don't criticize one another openly. I'd say that this is news.
Excerpted from the Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 25, 2015:
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Excerpted from the Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 25, 2015:
Should You Listen to Dr. Oz?
by JOHN SWARTZBERG, M.D.
If a doctor says something on television, it must be true—right? Not so fast. Actually, much of the medical advice dispensed by TV celebrity doctors is questionable, to say the least. (I'm talking about real doctors here, not actors who play doctors on TV.) Over the past several years, we've called attention in particular to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who makes recommendations that are often wacky or downright wrong—and risky. In 2014 a Senate panel harshly admonished him for making unsubstantiated weight-loss claims and touting dubious products on his show. More recently, a group of 10 doctors from around the country called for Dr. Oz to be removed from the faculty of Columbia University, where he is vice chair of the Department of Surgery, citing his promotion of "quack treatments and cures," among other offenses.
In one episode, for instance, Dr. Oz gave a thumbs up to green cof*fee extract as a "miracle" weight-loss pill—though of course if it were a real "miracle," there would be no need for him to plug so many other weight-loss supplements (like the "belly-blaster" 7-Keto) on other episodes. Want a natural sweetener that can help prevent the sugar crashes that make you feel hungry and cause you to gain weight? Coconut sugar is it, Dr. Oz said on another episode—though there's no evidence to support these claims, and coconut sugar has as many calories as regular sugar. ...
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Though Dr. Oz and the hosts of The Doctors seem trustworthy and sometimes do give good advice, you should be skeptical about what you hear on their shows. After all, their primary mission is to get people to tune in, not to make them healthier. If a medical product or remedy discussed on TV—or discussed anywhere, for that matter—is of interest to you, my advice is that you research it yourself (and not just on the websites promoting it). Then seek a second opinion—from your own doctor.
by JOHN SWARTZBERG, M.D.
If a doctor says something on television, it must be true—right? Not so fast. Actually, much of the medical advice dispensed by TV celebrity doctors is questionable, to say the least. (I'm talking about real doctors here, not actors who play doctors on TV.) Over the past several years, we've called attention in particular to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who makes recommendations that are often wacky or downright wrong—and risky. In 2014 a Senate panel harshly admonished him for making unsubstantiated weight-loss claims and touting dubious products on his show. More recently, a group of 10 doctors from around the country called for Dr. Oz to be removed from the faculty of Columbia University, where he is vice chair of the Department of Surgery, citing his promotion of "quack treatments and cures," among other offenses.
In one episode, for instance, Dr. Oz gave a thumbs up to green cof*fee extract as a "miracle" weight-loss pill—though of course if it were a real "miracle," there would be no need for him to plug so many other weight-loss supplements (like the "belly-blaster" 7-Keto) on other episodes. Want a natural sweetener that can help prevent the sugar crashes that make you feel hungry and cause you to gain weight? Coconut sugar is it, Dr. Oz said on another episode—though there's no evidence to support these claims, and coconut sugar has as many calories as regular sugar. ...
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Though Dr. Oz and the hosts of The Doctors seem trustworthy and sometimes do give good advice, you should be skeptical about what you hear on their shows. After all, their primary mission is to get people to tune in, not to make them healthier. If a medical product or remedy discussed on TV—or discussed anywhere, for that matter—is of interest to you, my advice is that you research it yourself (and not just on the websites promoting it). Then seek a second opinion—from your own doctor.
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