@inbook{db7f79486d3e4affadaf01411c2da6db,
title = "A Plague of False and Misleading InformationMisleading Information",
abstract = "False and misleading information is widespread across many areas of nutrition. This chapter briefly examines some examples including Dr. Oz and his TV show, unscientific weight-loss treatments, diets for treating illnesses based on a person{\textquoteright}s blood group, approaches to the prevention and treatment of disease based on detoxification, and the use of stem cells for treatment of disease. This chapter also looks at nutritionist training programs that lack scientific credibility. Problems of food companies meddling in scientific research and conflict of interest in research are discussed.",
keywords = "Blood groups, Conflict of interest, Detoxification, Dr. Oz, False information, Food industry and distorted research, Misleading information, Nutritionist training program, Stem cells",
author = "Temple, {Norman J.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-24663-0_32",
language = "English",
series = "Nutrition and Health (United Kingdom)",
pages = "401--406",
booktitle = "Nutrition and Health (United Kingdom)",
}
