Here are eight health claims — with little or no scientific evidence to back them up — that Oz made over the years.
Green coffee extract, the ‘magic weight loss cure’In 2014, Oz went to Washington to seek help fighting internet marketers who were using his name and image to sell weight loss products.
Senators provided several examples from Oz’s own show, but much of the hearing focused on his claims about green coffee bean extract.
The BMJ study from 2014 found that the majority of Oz’s health recommendations touched on nutrition and dietary advice.
(The research shows no evidence that HCG is an effective weight loss tool.)
Persons:
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Organizations:
Medicare, Medicaid Services, CMS, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, NBC News, Federal Trade Commission, Washington Post, YouTube, Vox, The Washington Post, National Institutes of Health, Nutrition, Cancer, Drug Administration, FDA, CBS News, Business
Locations:
Washington, U.S, New Jersey