Dr. Oz touts Snake Oil “Miracle fat burner”

Here’s a quick answer: No.

Here’s a more emphatic answer: Hell no!

To be blunt, this is unethical.

It would not surprise me one iota to learn that Dr. Oz has a financial interest in these “miracles.”

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Are raspberry ketones a ‘miracle’ fat burner? Dr. Oz weighs in.

Sales took off after the supplement was touted on ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’ But does it really work?

By Chris Woolston, Special to the Los Angeles Times

May 19, 2012

Until recently, very few people had ever heard of raspberry ketones, the aromatic compounds that give the berries their distinctive smell. Today, health food stores have trouble keeping the capsules or drops of the stuff on their shelves. Almost overnight, an obscure plant compound became the next big thing in weight loss — and all it took was a few words from Dr. Oz.

In a February episode of “The Dr. Oz Show,” Mehmet Oz told viewers that