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Government confirms one of Dr. Oz's favored diet pills is a total hoax
vox ^ | January 26, 2015 | Julia Belluz

Posted on 01/27/2015 10:56:56 PM PST by Mount Athos

The government is forcing one of Dr. Oz's favorite supplement peddlers to pay out $9 million to consumers after making deceptive and unsubstantiated claims about weight loss products.

In December, researchers writing in the British Medical Journal examined the health claims showcased on 40 randomly selected episodes of the two most popular internationally syndicated health talk shows, The Dr Oz Show and The Doctors.

What they found was disappointing but not exactly surprising: about half of the health recommendations had either no evidence behind them or they actually contradicted what the best-available science tells us.

(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: droz; medical; medicine
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1 posted on 01/27/2015 10:56:56 PM PST by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

One hoaxter versus another?


2 posted on 01/27/2015 10:59:38 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Mount Athos

Dr. Mohamat Oz


3 posted on 01/27/2015 11:06:23 PM PST by sagar
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To: Mount Athos

Wait, you can’t take a pill and magically lose weight? I’m shocked!


4 posted on 01/27/2015 11:08:05 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Veggie Todd

Well, actually you can. It’s called methamphetamine. There are some issues in procuring it and possessing it though...


5 posted on 01/27/2015 11:15:32 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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And keeping your teeth....


6 posted on 01/27/2015 11:24:33 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Olog-hai

And a pox upon Vox...

You have to give THEIR page a click to find out that THIS particular hoax is the GreenCoffee Bean extract pill (as opposed to the acai, etc pills).


7 posted on 01/28/2015 12:09:22 AM PST by PennsylvaniaMom ( Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
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To: Veggie Todd

That’s the beauty of it, though. No teeth, no food. It’s foolproof.


8 posted on 01/28/2015 12:52:49 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young..." -1 Timothy 4:12)
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To: sagar

Paging Oprah lofo voting idiots.


9 posted on 01/28/2015 1:28:20 AM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: Axenolith

Clenbuterol.


10 posted on 01/28/2015 1:36:04 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Mount Athos
Hmmm...I'm no fan, but I can't help but notice the increased anti-Oz chatter lately.

How did he piss off Obama?

11 posted on 01/28/2015 2:06:27 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: Mount Athos
Quick headline fix for ya:

Government confirms one of Dr. Oz's favored diet pills is a total hoax

12 posted on 01/28/2015 4:20:58 AM PST by Eric Pode of Croydon
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To: Politicalkiddo

Good point.

CC


13 posted on 01/28/2015 4:29:55 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Cogito ergo non liberalo: I think, therefore I'm not a Democrat)
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To: Mount Athos
Not much different than the many prescription drugs they push us to "ask your doctor if this toxic mix is right for you" every day.

I get a kick out of disclaimers like, 'We have no idea how it does what it does" or "Might be 100 times worse on you than the malady it treats".

How about botox for migraines because it averages a reduction by 9 migraines a month where the placebo only reduces them by 7 a month - what a reason to put a poison in your system.

That said, I need to stop by GNC today to get my alpha male supplements...

14 posted on 01/28/2015 4:33:05 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Mount Athos

Oz reports on medical science. Medical science is damn close to astrology. Don’t blame the messenger.


15 posted on 01/28/2015 5:09:59 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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I have some limited experience in the human supplement market. After seeing how it operates, I would never put this stuff in my body. Some of these guys are fly by nights and the companies that have decent manufacturing facilities can charge up the wazoo for their products. I heard one company on the radio claim they did not make money but just wanted to get the product in "your hands". I happened to have reviewed the financials of this company and this was a flat out lie. (BTW, nothing wrong about profit, just don't lie)

Now to Dr. Oz. He is in it for the profit. My company wanted to appear on the show with our supplement. We presented our research and as one would expect Dr Oz wanted to independently verify the findings. OK so far- right? However, his charge to verify was substantially higher than our research cost. Again, no issue with a guy making a buck, but how independent can you be when you over charge- it is a payt to play scheme.

So I would like to see Dr. Oz's independent research on Green Coffee Beans.

16 posted on 01/28/2015 5:52:06 AM PST by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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"Government confirms ..."

That renders the rest of the article meaningless.

17 posted on 01/28/2015 6:01:02 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: Veggie Todd

FDA thinks so they just approved a new obesity drug.
http://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/fda-approves-saxenda-liraglutide-rdna-origin-obesity-4136.html?utm_source=ddc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FDA+Approves+Saxenda+%28liraglutide+%5BrDNA+origin%5D+injection%29+for+Obesity.

SIL, chose the gastric surgery, which would let him lose weight slower, and not have the bagging skin to be surgically removed later. He is now a Trim 200 lb vs 400 lb. Since is he well over 6’, it is a perfect target weight. But it to has draw backs when you do eat.

Take Steroids, Lyrica or several other drugs and you will gain weight, Which is hard to come off.


18 posted on 01/28/2015 6:03:07 AM PST by GailA (IF you fail to keep your promises to the Military, you won't keep them to Citizens!)
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Whatever happened to just going outside and exercising ?


19 posted on 01/28/2015 6:58:35 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Mount Athos
Both of those TV programs are merelt care-porn for lonely, gullible housewives.

Note how all the males on The Docotos are all hot and young.

20 posted on 01/28/2015 7:40:12 AM PST by T-Bone Texan (The time is now to form up into leaderless cells of 5 men or less.)
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