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Now a new study looking at Dr. Oz’s on-air recommendations should give consumers to be even more skeptical of the products he mentions. <a href="../../2014/12/22/study-only-33-of-dr-ozs-recommendations-backed-up-by-believable-science/index.html#more-10190255" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10170556 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-uncategorized tag-oz-the-great-and-doctorful tag-dr-oz tag-scams tag-weight-loss tag-john-oliver tag-last-week-tonight tag-green-coffee-extract post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> oz the great and doctorful </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2014/06/23/john-oliver-to-dr-oz-are-you-a-doctor-or-an-old-west-traveling-salesman/index.html" title="John Oliver To Dr. Oz: Are You A Doctor Or An Old-West Traveling Salesman?"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/drozoldwest.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="John Oliver To Dr. Oz: Are You A Doctor Or An Old-West Traveling Salesman?" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/06/23/john-oliver-to-dr-oz-are-you-a-doctor-or-an-old-west-traveling-salesman/index.html" title="John Oliver To Dr. Oz: Are You A Doctor Or An Old-West Traveling Salesman?" rel="bookmark">John Oliver To Dr. Oz: Are You A Doctor Or An Old-West Traveling Salesman?</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 6.23.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>As many of you recall, TV’s Dr. Oz <a href="../../2014/06/17/dr-oz-grilled-by-senator-over-miracle-weight-loss-claims/index.html" target="_blank">took a spanking last week</a> before a Senate subcommittee that questioned his use of terms like “miracle” and “magic” in the description of unproven weight-loss products and treatments. And on HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver suggested a better line of work for the pill-pushing physician, along with a more accurate title for his much-watched talk show. <a href="../../2014/06/23/john-oliver-to-dr-oz-are-you-a-doctor-or-an-old-west-traveling-salesman/index.html#more-10170556" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10170084 post type-post status-publish format-image hentry category-crime-fraud category-uncategorized tag-oz-the-great-and-doctorful tag-dr-oz tag-green-coffee-extract tag-acai-berry tag-weight-loss tag-scams post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> oz the great and doctorful </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2014/06/19/dr-oz-i-thought-i-could-call-diet-drugs-miracles-because-i-wasnt-actually-selling-them/index.html" title="Dr. Oz: I Thought I Could Call Diet Drugs “Miracles” Because I Wasn’t Actually Selling Them"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/drozsenate.png" alt="Dr. Oz: I Thought I Could Call Diet Drugs “Miracles” Because I Wasn’t Actually Selling Them" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/06/19/dr-oz-i-thought-i-could-call-diet-drugs-miracles-because-i-wasnt-actually-selling-them/index.html" title="Dr. Oz: I Thought I Could Call Diet Drugs “Miracles” Because I Wasn’t Actually Selling Them" rel="bookmark">Dr. Oz: I Thought I Could Call Diet Drugs “Miracles” Because I Wasn’t Actually Selling Them</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 6.19.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Oprah’s favorite alternative medicine mouthpiece Dr. Oz <a href="../../2014/06/17/dr-oz-grilled-by-senator-over-miracle-weight-loss-claims/index.html" target="_blank">got little love during Tuesday’s Senate subcommittee hearing</a> on the misleading marketing of diet products, with the TV personality admitting that his use of terms like “miracle” for unproven treatments had provided fodder to scammers out to make a quick buck off people desperate to shed pounds. Last night, the Doc went on Facebook to give his fans his perspective on the issue. <a href="../../2014/06/19/dr-oz-i-thought-i-could-call-diet-drugs-miracles-because-i-wasnt-actually-selling-them/index.html#more-10170084" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10169724 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-uncategorized tag-oz-the-great-and-doctorful tag-dr-oz tag-weight-loss-ftc tag-scams tag-scamalamadingdong tag-green-coffee-extract tag-pure-green-coffee tag-raspberry-ketone tag-acai-berry post_format-post-format-image entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> oz the great and doctorful </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2014/06/17/dr-oz-grilled-by-senator-over-miracle-weight-loss-claims/index.html" title="Dr. Oz Grilled By Senator Over “Miracle” Weight-Loss Claims"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/drozsenate1.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Dr. Oz Grilled By Senator Over “Miracle” Weight-Loss Claims" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/06/17/dr-oz-grilled-by-senator-over-miracle-weight-loss-claims/index.html" title="Dr. Oz Grilled By Senator Over “Miracle” Weight-Loss Claims" rel="bookmark">Dr. Oz Grilled By Senator Over “Miracle” Weight-Loss Claims</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 6.17.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Since he started appearing on pal Oprah Winfrey’s show a decade ago, and especially since he launched his own inexplicably popular daytime talk show in 2009, Dr. Mehmet Oz has had a history of being a bit overly enthusiastic about some of the alternative and nontraditional treatments he’s highlighted, resulting in countless scammers cashing in on the questionable weight-loss treatments he’s described as “miracles,” like the <a href="../../2014/05/19/sellers-of-pure-green-coffee-accused-of-faking-news-sites-creating-bogus-reporter/index.html" target="_blank">green coffee extract that is the subject of an ongoing federal action</a>. This morning, Dr. Oz is appearing before a Senate subcommittee and admitting that his “cheerleading” for products that he admits are just “crutches” has caused trouble for himself and for the Federal Trade Commission. <a href="../../2014/06/17/dr-oz-grilled-by-senator-over-miracle-weight-loss-claims/index.html#more-10169724" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div></div></div><script type='text/javascript'> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10697639-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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