5 Dec 2014: Dr Oz again .. AND my anti-BS weapon :)

[Anjaffm]

Hi, I learned that Dr. Oz again told FUD nonsense about e-cigs in his show today.

Well, no need to get upset if anybody tells you about "I heard it on Dr. Oz". It is not the first time he tells absolute nonsense.

He is THE Dr Oz who was castigated by US Senators for peddling useless weightloss snake oil.

“I don’t get why you need to say this stuff because you know it’s not true,” Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who chairs a Senate subcommittee on consumer protection, said at the hearing. “So why, when you have this amazing megaphone…why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that?”

The 'Dr. Oz Effect': Senators Scold Mehmet Oz For Diet Scams - NBC News

Here is a nice description of what he was pushing on TV, which earned him this hearing in the Senate:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/melanie...wittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Forskolin: In the hearings, McCaskill brings up Forskulin, reminding Oz that he called it “lightning in a bottle” and “a miracle flower” in an episode of his show this past January.
What it really is: A chemical found in the roots of the plant Plectranthus Barbatus that’s been used in traditional medicine to treat high blood pressure and heart disorders.

Raspberry Ketones: Dr. Oz has called it: “A number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat.”
What it really is: A compound derived from red raspberries that may help regulate adiponectin, a protein that affects metabolism.

- So, in case any of your sheeple colleagues / neighbors etc bleat about what they heard on Dr. Oz, it may be advisable to remind them just how "reliable", "honest" and "truthful" that guy really is.

And always remember this gem:

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Oz plays a role in perpetuating scams[/FONT]

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, during the hearing. [/FONT]

 

[Jake6731]

If anybody is curious, here is a link to the sneak peak http://www.doctoroz. com/episode/are-e-cigarettes-dangerous

The lovely Dr. Natalie can be reached on Twitter @DrNatalieTV - but I doubt you'll get a response.

 

[Squigly]

Dr. Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon. He has no right to say ANYTHING about ecigs!

 

[Steam Turbine]

Anyone who invites Montel Williams on its show and treats him like some kind of expert is enough for me to judge him as an unreliable idiot.