Dr. Oz and Research

Basically everything that is on the Dr. Oz show is bullshit. And it looks like Senators around the country are catching on. Can I get a hallelujah?

Yesterday, senators around the country grilled Dr. Oz about the claims he puts out on his show. It's OBVIOUS that these ladies and gentleman understand that the majority of what Dr. Oz claims to be true is not factual.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/dr-oz-effect-senators-scold-mehmet-oz-diet-scams-n133226

You know who else knows it's not factual?

Dr. Oz himself - “I actually do personally believe in the items I talk about on the show,” he added. “I recognize that oftentimes they don’t have the scientific muster to pass as fact. I have given my family these products.”

It's SO important to research product claims before believing in them. Let's look at a few popular products Dr. Oz promises work and see what the website examine.com says about them (examine.com is a website that provides research on vitamins and supplements, un-biased)

Green Coffee Bean - Dr. Oz and other Green Coffee Bean supporters believe that this product will help people lose weight.
But let's see what Examine says - http://examine.com/supplements/Green+Coffee+Extract/
1) There is little research on this yet, so studies and research are limited.
2) For weight loss specifically, looking at three studies, Examine says "There may be a weight reducing effect, but currently the literature is too influenced by industrial producers of GCE and the magnitude of effect seems too large. Independent replication is needed."

Pretty straight forward huh? We really know NOTHING about this yet, so why spend all that money until there is some solid evidence that it could work?

Garcinia Cambogia - Dr. Oz called this "The Newest, Fastest Fat-Buster"
What's Examine say? - http://examine.com/supplements/Garcinia+cambogia/
1) For weight loss - "Although there is some counter evidence, it tends to be less robust and for the most part there is no significant weight reducing effect of garcinia cambogia supplementation" - Remember, this is based on actual SCIENCE and research. SCIENCE AND RESEARCH are saying that this product probably doesn't help you lose weight.
2) If you look at all of the other studies and factors they mention on the site, you'll see that nearly all of the results start with "No significant influence"


It's important to be informed and it's easy. Do a little research before wasting money on products that obviously don't work.