/oss/taxonomy/term/514/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-news-quackery-supplements/ozs-glow-dims <p>Dr. Mehmet Oz was asked to testify in front of a U.S. Senate Transport, Commerce and Science subcommitte on fraudulent weight loss products. It is a subject he knows a fair bit about. After all he has promoted everything from raspberry ketone and green coffee bean extract to acai berries, garcinia cambogia, Yakin syrup, mango seed extract, sea buckthorn, forskolin, saffron extract, capsiberry and FBCx. What do these have in common? A lack of evidence of efficacy.</p> Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:14:59 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2155 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-news-quirky-science/acupressure-eco-mat-long-way-nailing-it <div> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> </div> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:53:16 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2026 at /oss /oss/article/health-news-quackery/apple-juice-arsenic-and-dr-oz <div> <p>When anyone says "arsenic" and people automatically respond with “poison.” Of course they are right. There is no doubt that arsenic can kill you. And it can do so quickly by disrupting the formation of ATP, the compound critical for energy production in cells, or slowly, by triggering cancer. Or it can do nothing. It all comes down to the form of arsenic that is encountered and of course the dose.</p></div> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:35:22 +0000 OSS 1676 at /oss