This week, Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” sat down to explain to senators why he, as a surgeon and popular doctor, promotes what some experts have called unscientific claims about “magical” weight-loss products on his show.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. — chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance — led a panel on Tuesday June 17 that targeted weight-loss diet products that their manufacturers claim will help consumers burn fat but have little or no reputable scientific data to support such claims.
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