Dr. Oz admits to lying

[Anjaffm]

well, well, well. Dr. Oz - the guy who trashed e-cigs in his show - was in a Senate subcommittee hearing and admitted to making false claims in his show. About diet supplements, in this case. But a liar is a liar is a liar.

Dr. Oz's 10 Most Controversial Weight Loss Supplements

Yesterday Dr. Mehmet Oz basically admitted before a Senate subcommittee hearing that many of the claims he makes about weight loss supplements are not based in fact.
“I can’t figure this out, Dr. Oz – I don’t get why you need to say this stuff when you know it’s not true,” complained Senator Claire McCaskill in a hearing before the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and insurance. “

So, what he said when pushing dubious diet supplements was not true.
So who should trust him when he trashes e-cigs?

 

[Stosh]

He's just trying to get a job at the FDA...

 

[rothenbj]

He's just trying to get a job at the FDA...

Negative. Those liars, like those from the CDC are government approved. Much different. He gets grilled by a Senate subcommittee. The liars in govt agencies get raises.

 

[Noble Gas]

Dr. Oz has won The Pigasus award several times. It's an award that goes to people who promote nonsense - it's a pig with wings i.e. 'When pigs fly'. He's a quack, and a marketing tool. His other awards (the ones he actually displays) are all for media stuff, not medicine. In that regard, he's utterly undistinguished. If you want to hear Dr. Oz lie, just turn on his show.

 

[rothenbj]

That's not really unusual for any of the media "medical experts". I think they're awful, but not nearly as bad as the lawyers they have on some of these court TV shows.

 

[redddog]

He conducts his show in scrubs sometimes.

Ask your selves why he would do that. Is it because he's such a busy doctor that he didn't have time to change for his TV show? It's because it adds credibility to his opinion. He looks and talks like doctor so the utter crap he spews must be credible.

It's manipulation at best. But people eat this stuff up. It's only until we as a society stop patronizing horrible people that they go away. He's no better than the kardashians.

When exactly did it become possible to become a celebrity and have literally NO discernable talent? It's embarrassing. I'm embarrassed to be part of a society that makes a celebrity out of them, or gives medical credibilty to someone like Oz.