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7. 5 'quack treatments' Dr. Oz has recommended that are totally bogus

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 05:24 PM

Apr 2015

Plant-based "magic" weight loss cures

Dr. Oz has backed several plant-based "cures" which he's said can help people lose weight, from coffee bean extract to the extract of a Southeast Asian fruit named Garcinia cambogia.

"You may think magic is make-believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they've found the magic weight-loss cure for every body type," Oz said of green coffee extract on one of his show's episodes in 2012.

Unfortunately, there was only one study backing the green coffee's alleged weight-loss capabilities, and it was funded by the extract's manufacturer. Plus, a few months after it was published, it was retracted when its authors said in a statement that they "cannot assure the validity of the data."

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Super-diluted remedies for everything from colds to the flu

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etc... http://www.businessinsider.com/dr-oz-treatments-that-other-doctors-say-are-bogus-2015-4#ixzz3YAb5d39i

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Columbia medical faculty: What do we do about Dr. Oz? [View all] progressoid Apr 2015 OP

I know what he looks like, but cwydro Apr 2015 #1

Pffft. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #2

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LOL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

Dr Oz will give up his first amendment rights when tishaLA Apr 2015 #4

Maybe he should have used them in an enema. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #8

Not so great actually. progressoid Apr 2015 #9

RofL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10

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Be careful. Jamastiene Apr 2015 #54

LOL! Can't you see them.. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #56

That is just what I imagined when I heard them Jamastiene Apr 2015 #57

Corn!! Oh, holy crap, you're right! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #58

when doctors, clinics KT2000 Apr 2015 #6

... Major Nikon Apr 2015 #29

not able to view videos KT2000 Apr 2015 #43

Sure, not a big deal other than it's quackery Major Nikon Apr 2015 #46

Wait, so you're disregarding the nature of science-based medicine NuclearDem Apr 2015 #48

5 'quack treatments' Dr. Oz has recommended that are totally bogus progressoid Apr 2015 #7

10 quack treatments Dr. Oz needs to defend beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #11

Many oncologists recommend Vitamin D supplements for cancer patients, pnwmom Apr 2015 #13

So it DOESN'T prevent colds, cancer and reverse aging? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #15

I was specifically addressing cancer. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #16

And the doctor cited was specifically addressing woo peddled on Oz's show. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17

So? It would have been more useful to point out that he falsely connected pnwmom Apr 2015 #18

Did you even read the damn post? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #20

You apparently don't understand basic punctuation. pnwmom Apr 2015 #23

How the fuck does punctuation make what she said different? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #25

Many oncologists recommend it on the basis of ongoing research that indicates pnwmom Apr 2015 #28

My oncologist is at a teaching hospital and Vit D levels are routinely checked now Lars39 Apr 2015 #30

Yes. My doctor checks mine and my father's oncologist checked his. pnwmom Apr 2015 #31

Glad they figured that out for you. Lars39 Apr 2015 #32

I'm glad you have doctors who are on the ball, too. pnwmom Apr 2015 #33

That's good to know! Lars39 Apr 2015 #34

"may help" beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #35

Are you done trying to convince people not to take Vitamin D supplements their doctors recommend? pnwmom Apr 2015 #36

Yes, now I'm going to convince people to put RoundUp in baby formula beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #38

Yes, saying that Vitamin D doesn't cure cancer NuclearDem Apr 2015 #50

You pulled that one out of nowhere. pnwmom Apr 2015 #51

You pulled that "stop taking Vitamin D" strawman out of nowhere. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #52

That one shows up in the vaccine threads too. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #59

Kicking for freedom of speech beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #12

. Rex Apr 2015 #14

let him move on to the syfy channel spanone Apr 2015 #19

I remember doing cartwheels when I heard there was going to be a sci fi channel. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #21

He can start searching for Big Foot too. progressoid Apr 2015 #47

As obsessed as he is with poop, that could make for an entire Jamastiene Apr 2015 #55

I hate Democracy cuz Dr. Oz is a charlatan! zappaman Apr 2015 #22

. Rex Apr 2015 #24

Sorry Dr. Oz and Jenny McCarthy: More scientific proof vaccines, GMOs don�t cause autism beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #37

LOL joshcryer Apr 2015 #49

They know exactly what to do. Money and celebrity are making them hesitate. Orsino Apr 2015 #53