Dr. Oz Investigated for Promoting Worthless Supplements

Dr. Oz has recently been forced to testify in front of the Senate regarding his shameless endorsements of worthless supplements.  Although Dr. Oz claims to be a “doctor”, in reality he only fulfills the role of a snake oil salesman by profiting off of the desperation of those who make the mistake of trusting him.

 

For information regarding his most recent debauchery, I recommend watching this hilarious clip from John Oliver:

 

Also, for more information on this topic, I highly recommend checking out the extremely insightful clip from the documentary Bigger, Faster, Stronger:

 

Based off of the complete lack of regulation in the supplement industry, it is extremely easy for supplements to lie about ingredients and health effects.  As a result, supplements should be considered guilty until proven innocent.  Only those supplements that have withstood the test of placebo-controlled trials are worth the investment.