“Over-selling Supplements and Dr. Oz”
Dietary supplements are being forcefully pushed everywhere, except in the real scientific literature. The most notable example of this is the currently over-hyped Dr. Oz show, produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. Speaking as a doctor, this show is far removed from the sanity of an informative professional medical show. Dr. Oz enters to the doting screams of an audience being whipped into a frenzy by the “APPLAUSE” signs and the off camera show assistants. Dr. Oz states categorically, “I do not “endorse” any supplement products” and yet, he spends an inordinate amount of his air time talking about the “antioxidant superstars, miracle anti-wrinkle vitamins, break-through anti-aging supplements, and supplements sure to boost your brain power.”
