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Scientific evidence that Dr. Oz is full of crap

posted 10 years ago by priestly-nichols
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A new prospective, observational study published by the British Medical Journal used a random sample of 40 episodes of The Dr. Oz Show and tested the validity of his "sage medical advice." It found that more than half of Dr. Oz's claims were completely unsupported by scientific evidence, with about 15% being contrary to scientific evidence.

BMJ made the manuscript open access, so here it is

http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7346.full.pdf+html

I'm sure plenty of Dr. Oz's "flock" will remain unconvinced but hopefully some people with realize how full of crap he is.

[–] megafauna005 10 years ago

I agree but he does dole out some good medical advice from time to time. Plus he is a world class cardio thoracic surgeon.

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[–] priestly-nichols 10 years ago

Plus he is a world class cardiothoracic surgeon.

Then he should stick to that and not try to dole out psuedo-scientific advice on topics in which he is not trained. Hell he even admitted to Congress that the weight loss drugs he pushes on people are complete crap.

[–] sandifay62 10 years ago

Everybody on TV is full of crap. Those that aren't full of crap don't have a need to be on TV.

[–] megafauna005 10 years ago

He's got millions of dollars so I don't see why he feels the need to do a TV show to begin with!

Jesus NEVER existed! He is Judeo Christian MYTH!

[–] sandifay62 10 years ago

Fame and celebrity. You could say the same about Donald Trump. Fame is a powerful drug.

[–] megafauna005 10 years ago

I wonder how many surgeries he still does a week?

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[–] lawrence142002 10 years ago

I've always felt that this guy is basically the modern day equivalent of the old west traveling snake oil salesman/con artist. Just like those con artists, he is likable and he seems legitimate.

But at the end of the day, he is still a con artist.

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[–] DrIdaho 9 years ago

Just like those con artists, he is likable

It is common for dishonest people to appear 'likable' and 'nice'. To some extent honest people can appear to be 'rude'.

[–] theunopeneddoor-697-442391 9 years ago

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