Con Artists, Scammers, Beggars, and Thieves

[Tony Nathanson]

Another well-paid scam artist: Dr. Oz - who will say whatever he's paid to say.
A diet study about the supposed benefits of green coffee bean extract for weight loss, which got national attention after Dr. Oz promoted it on his TV show, has been retracted. The science watchdog website Retraction Watch reports that the two researchers who were paid to write the study admitted they could not verify the data.

"The sponsors of the study cannot assure the validity of the data so we, Joe Vinson and Bryan Burnham, are retracting the paper," the researchers said in a statement. The study was originally published in the journal Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy in 2012.

In their work, the researchers claimed that that green coffee bean extract could help people lose weight without diet or exercise. However, federal regulators later discovered that key data, including the participants' weight measurements, appeared to have been altered.

Dr. Oz touted the product on his show in May 2012 -- publicity that helped the manufacturer sell half a million bottles of the pills.

Dr.Oz-endorsed diet pill study was bogus, researchers admit

Green coffee bean extract got high-profile promotion, but now the study behind its weight-loss claims has been retracted

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Beth Gallagher]

Another well-paid scam artist: Dr. Oz - who will say whatever he's paid to say.
A diet study about the supposed benefits of green coffee bean extract for weight loss, which got national attention after Dr. Oz promoted it on his TV show, has been retracted. The science watchdog website Retraction Watch reports that the two researchers who were paid to write the study admitted they could not verify the data.

"The sponsors of the study cannot assure the validity of the data so we, Joe Vinson and Bryan Burnham, are retracting the paper," the researchers said in a statement. The study was originally published in the journal Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy in 2012.

In their work, the researchers claimed that that green coffee bean extract could help people lose weight without diet or exercise. However, federal regulators later discovered that key data, including the participants' weight measurements, appeared to have been altered.

Dr. Oz touted the product on his show in May 2012 -- publicity that helped the manufacturer sell half a million bottles of the pills.

Dr.Oz-endorsed diet pill study was bogus, researchers admit

Green coffee bean extract got high-profile promotion, but now the study behind its weight-loss claims has been retracted

www.cbsnews.com

Another gift from Oprah Winfrey.

 

[Tony Nathanson]

Another gift from Oprah Winfrey.

I remember she helped him get his own show; she probably funded it. He later had her on his show to advertise a whole body scan procedure she had & showed the results. Then other doctors criticized both of them for advertising the procedure without disclosing the risk of cancer from the high-dose radiation.

 

[Tony Nathanson]

This one really takes the cake. Rap stars & celebrities do commercials for "Car Shield" car - repair insurance to cover the cost of car repairs. We should buy whatever a celebrity sells, 'cuz they're wealthy & experts in everything. It must be working, since the ads are expensive & they're still airing them. It doesn't take a business wizard or genius to know that insurance companies are there to profit. And the only way they can profit is to take in more money in premiums than they pay out in claims, then avoid paying out claims whenever they can. That's why there are many exclusions & details in those car & home warranties.
Easy to fool a fool.

 

[Ken Anderson]

I've never understood why anyone would care what a celebrity thinks about anything other than whatever it was that they are celebrated for. Of course, an actor or a musician has every right to hold opinions about politics, religion, products, or anything else, but outside of their area of expertise, their opinions are no more or less valid than anyone else's, and no one should view a paid advertisement as anything other than what it is. Whatever they might be known for, a celebrity hawking a product is an actor playing a role.

 

[Ed Delabama]

Good afternoon to all-

Ken- you never lied about this topic.

"Celebrities" are what they are- just playing roles, mostly. And anyone who takes "celebrity" words as gospel on any subject is begging for trouble.

In fact, I really can't see why anyone would take any "celebrity" seriously for any type of consideration whether it's advertising, health care, or even politics. Just because a person has achieved a level of notoriety on TV or movies doesn't mean they have enough sense to pound dirt in a rathole- just sayin'.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed