/oss/taxonomy/term/1145/all en /oss/article/health-quackery-supplements-you-asked/dr-ozs-questionable-wizardry <p>Miracles are pretty rare events. Except on television’s “Dr. Oz Show,” where they appear with astonishing frequency. Oz of course doesn’t claim to raise the dead or part the Red Sea, but he does raise people’s hopes of parting with their flab. And he’s certainly not shy about flinging the word “miracle” about. But it seems miracles fade as quickly as they appear. Raspberry ketones, acai berries and African mango, once hyped as amazing “fat busters,” have already given way to newer wonders.</p> Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:29:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1988 at /oss