Imagine this; you hear your doctor dispensing questionable advice that you know contradicts the latest science and demonstrably confuses two distinctly different topics. So, you call him on it.What does he do?He excuses himself from the exam room and sends in his lawyer to tell you everything is oaky and that his recommendations have been thoroughly researched by a phantom staff of "research professionals."
If any of you saw the Dr. Oz Show (you know the Oprah TV doctor) on Tuesday you probably saw his segment on eating fish. Quite frankly we were surprised at just how off base Dr. Oz was on this one. Getting in bed with environmental activists to gin up a scare story is one thing but contradicting FDA advice, ignoring the American Heart Association's suggestions while confusing and conflating recreational fish studies with commercial consumption is beyond sloppy. Here's our letter to Oz's producer:
January 27, 2010
Laurie Rich
Executive Producer
As promised I contacted uber-famous Oprah Doc Mehmet Oz about his suggestion that consumers avoid some canned food because of BPA levels (that plastic stuff you’ve read about in baby bottles ect.)
Oh Oprah, please let your Magazine staff know that, like Dr. Oz, it’s okay to say something like —your concerns are valid, perhaps our article had a few flaws we’ll be more science-based in the future, thanks for drawing this to our attention.
