December 5, 2012
Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD
Ms. Susan Wagner, Supervising Producer, Dr. Oz Show Medical Unit
Dear Dr. Oz and Ms. Wagner:
The Dr. Oz show has won awards, received critical praise, and is watched by 3 million people each week. It provides a valuable opportunity to educate Americans about important matters regarding their health. Yet, on Monday, December 3, 2012, you hosted Dr. William Davis and allowed every contention in “Wheat Belly – Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight” – a book that has not been peer reviewed and has been questioned by a number of experts with no connection whatsoever to the wheat industry – to be presented as unquestionable fact.
As a respected and credentialed nutrition professional, I am compelled to set the record straight. For starters, I have attached an article by noted carbohydrate expert and nutrition educator Dr. Julie Miller Jones, which appears in the July-August 2012 issue of the peer-reviewed scientific publication, Cereal Foods World, in which Dr. Jones examines each of the claims in the book and presents the scientific facts. While Dr. Jones says it best, I will also address the key allegations made by Davis on the show:
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Wheat Foods Council
