Dr oz is no wizard but no quack either

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62. PeaceNikki isn't the only one calling him a quack.

4 of the Biggest Quacks Plaguing America with False Claims About Science
From the Food Babe to Dr. Oz, these four are the media’s biggest fear-mongers and snake-oil peddlers.
By Cliff Weathers / AlterNet



1. Dr. Joseph Mercola.
2. The "Health Ranger,” Mike Adams.
3. The “Food Babe,” Vani Hari.
4. Dr. Mehmet Oz.

What do Vani Hari, Dr. Joseph Mercola and Mike Adams have in common? They’re all guest experts appearing on the Dr. Oz Show.

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In November 2012, Dr. Oz invited Julie Hamilton, a representative of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, who claimed that she could heal homosexuality with gay reparative therapy. Although the show did include guests who condemned reparative therapy, Dr. Oz never weighed in on the subject, and the audience was led to believe that there were valid arguments on both sides of this issue.

His proclamation on Oprah that resveratrol is an effective anti-aging supplement sparked a resveratrol marketing craze. Numerous fly-by-night online peddlers used his name and likeness (along with the likenesses of age-defying actresses Jennifer Aniston and Marisa Tomei) to peddle the so-called miracle supplement. But it's anyone's guess what was in those pills.

Oz has invited a medium on his show who told selected audience members that she was communicating with their lost loved ones.

Oz once invited a faith healer, Issam Nemeh, to “heal” sick audience members on his show. On his website, Oz bragged about the “Oz Effect”: “Dr. Nemeh has received an overwhelming response from the viewers of the Dr. Oz show. Medical office appointments with Dr. Nemeh are already filled for the next four months.”

http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/four-biggest-quacks-plaguing-america-their-bad-claims-about-science

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