by Anthony
Gucciardi
December 7th, 2012 | Updated 12/07/2012 at 2:28 am
December 7th, 2012 | Updated 12/07/2012 at 2:28 am
Dr. Oz’s attack on informed individuals who
choose to eat high quality organic foods free of genetically modified organisms
and IQ-damaging pesticides has led to serious outcry over the past week. Many
more health advocates are now joining independent journalists highlighting the
many errors in Dr. Oz’s claims. This is great news as far as I’m concerned,
having written my own piece detailing Dr. Oz’s lies
regarding the consumption of GMOs and pesticides in conventional food.
Following the Time Magazine article piece in which Dr.
Oz stated that GMO-laden conventional food is comparable to organic, full of
nutritional value, and even that those that choose real organic food are
‘elitists’ and ‘snobs’, leading health experts have come out against the
celebrity doctor’s claims. Groups like Organic Consumers Association, Mike
Adams of NaturalNews, and Dr. Gary Null have spoken out publicly regarding Dr.
Oz’s bogus claims.
Dr. Oz Facing Mass
Response from Real Informed Consumers and Experts
Ronnie Cummins of the
Organic Consumers Associated has authored a piece appearing on Alternet detailing how Dr. Oz, a man who
has actually had shows which placed GMOs and pesticides in a negative light,
has taken a card from politicians and flip-flopped on the issue. Whether due to
the failure of Prop 37, a big financial incentive, or who knows what, Dr. Oz
has effectively betrayed his informed fan base. The article
is appropriately entitled ‘Dr. Oz Flip-Flops as High-Profile Attacks
on Organic Food Intensify’.
The piece comes after
Mike Adams addressed Dr. Oz’s attack on the day the article hit the news, in
which Mike points out how Dr. Oz has sold out
to Big Agriculture by siding with Monsanto and others. He also goes on to offer
a possibility that I agree with, which is the likely possibility that Dr. Oz
didn’t actually even author the article. Instead, he simply signed off on it —
perhaps for a large financial incentive from a third party. The reasons for
this are many, but the most important is the fact that the piece has too many
similarities with recent organic assault pieces straight out of Time Magazine
itself.
Outside of that, it’s
very common for celebrities and major personalities to simply hire on a team of
ghostwriters to generate stories for certain gigs. But even if Dr. Oz did not
write the piece himself, he is still sticking up for it. On his Facebook
page, Dr. Oz has tried many times to ‘set the record straight’ by
literally repeating what was stated in his article. In the latest post he says
that ‘critics’ of his post, which literally means those who are against GMOs
and pesticides, just don’t seem to get it:
“Critics of the Time
Magazine piece argue that my use of the phrase “food snob” (which describes me
as well) undermines their fight to preserve the integrity of the American food
supply.”
Immediately grouping everyone with
informed opinions on food additives as ‘critics’ of Dr. Oz, Oz separates
himself from millions of concerned consumers around the globe who were
concerned with his organic food lies. Instead of apologizing, Dr. Oz continues
to defend his statements.
And in case you’re doubting just how
many people are fighting against GMOs (a number of which I am very grateful
follow my work on a regular basis), you need to look no farther than Dr. Oz’s
Facebook comments page.
Over the past several days, the comments section has been almost 100% related
to the Time piece. From demands for apology to accusations of being bought out
by Monsanto, fans are not happy.
Dr. Oz’s loss of countless fans due
to his organic food lies and failure to tell the truth about GMOs and other
conventional food concerns shows how the element of truth works. Even if you’re
a celebrity doctor with millions of fans, covering up information on such
serious issues will not be forgotten. The new media, the alternative media, is
entirely centered around exposing the truth in regards to topics that the
mainstream media will not touch. Alternative media outlets make mistakes
sometimes as we all do, but legitimate outlets push for truth. Dr. Oz appears
to be pushing for the opposite.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/dr-gary-null-mike-adams-organic-consumers-others-dr-oz-organic-food-lies/#ixzz2ETFjGGDb
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/dr-gary-null-mike-adams-organic-consumers-others-dr-oz-organic-food-lies/#ixzz2ETFjGGDb
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