
Dr. Oz bats back Democratic attempts to paint him as a 'snake oil' salesman in Senate hearing
Fox News
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, was slammed for promoting "snake oil remedies" during a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill.
While Oz's medical expertise was not widely challenged Friday, his motivations were. Dubbed "America's Doctor" by Oprah Winfrey, Oz used his TV platform at times to promote alternative health remedies, endorsing questionable weight loss solutions like green coffee extract and raspberry ketones.
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., sought to get Oz to admit that his promotion of certain supplements for weight loss, such as green coffee extract, were fraudulent. While Oz admitted green coffee extract is not a miracle weight loss drug, he argued that he never promoted it as such.