Dr Oz: Health News You Can Lose
What were the biggest health headlines from the past year? Dr Oz got a panel of top doctors to weigh in on the year’s biggest health flops, as well as exploring the stories that have held up. Get the truth about Fecal Transplants, addictive snacks, and the mascara mercury scare.
Dr Oz: Affordable Care Act Rollout + Vaccines & Autism
Dr Richard Besser said the Affordable Care Act’s rollout of the healthcare.gov website “was a total failure…. Now millions of people who like their health insurance are being told they need to get a new plan.”
According to Dr Jon LaPook, Colonics are a waste of time. Intestinal bacteria is good for a lot of things, and the colon should not be “squeaky clean” because we are still learning the functions of those bacteria.
Dr Nancy Snyderman said that stories about vaccines and autism are bad science. “Vaccines save lives,” she said.
Dr Oz: Oreos Vs Cocaine Addiction
What health stories do you keep an eye out for online? One woman said that she loves keeping up with running news and recipes. Could she help pick out the real stories from the bogus headlines?
Dr Oz shared some of the most overblown stories in health news from 2013, including the study comparing Oreos vs cocaine, mercury mascara hype, and more.
Are Oreos more addictive than cocaine? Dr Oz said that this story was hype. That is because the test was faulty. Rats preferred Oreos over rice cakes. In a separate tests, rats chose cocaine over water. The rats never got the chance to choose between Oreos and cocaine head to head.
Dr Oz: Fecal Transplant Health Benefits
Are Fecal Transplants good for your gut? They have been a popular topic in health news over the past year, and this story is true and healthy. How and why does this work?
Dr Oz explained that gut in the bacteria can be killed or destroyed, leaving bad bacteria behind and promoting inflammation. A fecal transplant can help recolonize good bacteria in the body so you can protect yourself. It may even have a side effect of weight loss.
Dr Oz: Mascara Mercury Hype
Is there mercury in your mascara? This is another news headline from the past year. It is in there, but this story was hyped, because there is not a significant amount there.
However, mascara tubes can breed bacteria that could cause eye infections. Just replace your mascara every three months to stay healthy.
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