“I wish I’d never used the laudatory terms I used for weight loss supplements,” Oz said. “That was the big mistake I think we all acknowledge. I stopped doing that a long time ago, over a year ago.”
“I never wanted my messages to be hijacked by marketers on the web that are stealing my name and likeness and trying to sell you products. I realize there’s a lot of fraud in the products themselves…and the research behind it was often fraudulent. But I in general get it right.”
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Oz’s involvement with medically debunked suppliments earned him a congressional rebuke last year, while ten major physicians signed a letter last month demanding he
“I do toggle back and forth between hard core medicine, which I do believe we do a very good job getting it right,” Oz said. “But I like to look around the corner. What other ideas might be helpful? The show is about prevention and wellness. It’s not a medical press show. My job is to take America and elevate the conversation.”
Hasselbeck said Oz did a fine job of “arming” people with alternatives to present to their doctors. They both agreed this was a good thing.
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