Bob Arnot, a former chief medical correspondent for NBC News, said on CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday that the doctors who signed the letter "have industry ties." Oz is also the face of a magazine called The Good Life and he has an active web site listing all of his product sponsorships.ĭr. Oz Show" reaches about 2 million viewers each weekday, according to Nielsen ratings. The email questions the integrity and even the qualifications of those who are pointing fingers at Oz." Oz and his representatives feel he's being targeted.ĬNN reported Saturday that an Oz spokesman "sent an email to CNN Friday night listing the names of five of the 10 people who complained about Oz. Oz portrays himself not as opposing genetically modified foods, or GMO, but as a proponent of better labeling of them. The doctors' letter to Columbia had specifically accused Oz of "baseless and relentless opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops." In his initial statement on Friday, Oz suggested that the doctors have "certain agendas which distort the facts." The special episode "is the last thing we want to do," a person associated with the show said on Sunday.īut Oz and his representatives have concluded that it is necessary because of the "intimidation" they perceive from the doctors. On the show, he may explicitly speak about the doctors who sent the letter and their credentials. This time, Oz's response will be much more pointed. "While this sometimes happens in scientific research, it indicates that further study is needed." "Recently the authors of the peer reviewed research paper on which our coverage had been partially based formally retracted their study," Oz said in October. Perhaps the most notable example involves green coffee extract, which he had covered as a potentially "miraculous" weight loss aid. On occasion Oz has stepped back from past statements made on the show. Oz's television segments and product endorsements have been scrutinized many times before, including on Capitol Hill.Ī Vox.com feature about Oz, published last week, asserted that "his departures from evidence-based medicine have gotten more extreme as he's become more famous." The episode will be taped on Tuesday or Wednesday. The details, including the Thursday air date, are subject to change.
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