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TDBoedy: He is a real cardiologist in NYC and still practices. He means well but often goes too far with shows like this and the "IS CYANIDE IN YOUR APPLE JUICE?" episode.


That's... terrifying. Having discovered him through idle channel surfing, I thought as you did; that he was just fearmongering for ratings, but still retained a basic grasp of medicine. Since that time, he's gone way off the deep end.

I hope for his patients' sake that he remembers enough about medicine to know precisely when and where he's sold out. I suppose if he's a cardiologist, the risk to his patients is probably minimal - there are lots of quack "cures" for cancer and other slow-developing conditions characterized by nebulous symptoms, and relatively few for cardiovascular disease. Attempting to treat a heart attack or stroke with quackery tends to results in a patient who dies before the bill comes due. (Attempting to prevent CV events by natural means like putting down the farking cheezburger and going out for a brisk walk or bike ride is surprisingly effective, but it's hard for quacks to make money off it, so the only people who recommend that sort of thing are actual doctors.)

You know what they call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

SineSwiper: Thanks for the Meme-ries: Food (network) Porn?

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Ahhh, Gianni. AKA "I'm Italian therefore I must be hot and have more than the usual cleavage". Not saying she isn't damn fine, but it's just funny how you can spot the Italian chick a mile away.

Um, who?? Gianni is a male name...

Occam's Disposable Razor:
You said everything I came to say and even provided a link to Respectful Insolence, a fantastic blog that shines light on crap like this. Well done, sir

Respectful Insolence has been on my daily blogroll since before I can remember. His recent essay on SBM vs EBM should be required reading before anyone goes to a physician. (I missed the breast-cancer vs prostate-cancer subthread in the SGK flamewar a couple of days ago. Prostate cancer's a great example of where increased screening might lead to a worse outcome, because of the complications from unnecessary surgeries.)

And Orac, if you ever read this, I'll spare everyone the CSB and merely answer that yes, it does.

His daughter is one of the hosts on 'The Chew" That show is 48 minutes of food porn.

wildcardjack: If Food Porn has any of the effects that Porn Porn has it should result in less eating. Or... what's the eating equivalent of masturbation? McDonalds? Briefly satisfying but leaving you unfulfilled.

Chinese takeout.

I'm working on a new book, The Oedipus Rex Diet. I expect it to be a bestseller.

bwilson27: Dr. Oz vs. Dr. Drew, who's the bigger dipshiat?

I've never seen Drew's show, but his book Cracked is an interesting look at the pathology of addiction.

Thanks for the Meme-ries: Food (network) Porn?

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i want to bang Giada and Rachael so bad it makes my back teeth ache. ache, i tell you. to be honest, i think Martha is one good looking broad too, and i would love to cook for her, pour wine for her, dance with her, seduce her and get her to do unspeakable things. oh yes. yes i would.

--these days i have to babysit my 82 yr old mom a lot. she likes having on some Doctors show with this model handsome young fellow with a Mark Trail lantern jaw, some old Jewish stereotype in a suit, a broad with wide hips and maybe some other person, they are all doctors, supposedly. the show is abysmal. simply pathetic. if i were their parents i'd be so pissed i wasted money sending their little TV asses to med school.