Comments on: Your Apple Juice May be Killing You…Seriously

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:03:15 +0000

Apple juice probably won’t hurt adults, but children with autism often have higher levels of arsenic and other heavy metals than non-autistic children. It seems to me that there could be a connection, especially for children who drinks lots of apple juice daily. My grandson drinks several boxes a day and has speech delay. We are taking him off apple juice and blueberries, unless we can find organic ones.

By: Malena

Malena — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:56:58 +0000

Grace brings up a valid dilemma concerning the effects of the media and their precedence over legitimate organizations. Because of Dr. Oz’s role in the media and also in society, even if directed towards females, his credibility is never questioned. Thus, he could potentially say just about anything and his multitudes of fans would adhere and whole-heartedly believe in his message. This easy persuasion brings up the idea of naivety and lack of knowledge on society’s party. If Americans were more knowledgable on the food and drink that they choose to consume, as they most definitely should be, they might not be as susceptible to false claims by icons such as Dr. Oz. And even more important, if Americans were more pensive and contemplative when it came to food, we would work towards solving many concerning and lethal health issues pervading the country today.

By: Nihir

Nihir — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:58:16 +0000

Maybe Dr. Oz has a secret agenda to improve health in children… What’s next? Lead in potatoes?

By: Ryann

Ryann — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:20:18 +0000

There’s quite a difference between not feeding your child apple juice and not getting them vaccinated. Maybe it’s a good thing that some American children will be drinking less apple juice. It’s not actually the healthiest beverage.

By: Nihir

Nihir — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:36:56 +0000

What I worry about is that people will fall into a trap by which they begin to believe that everything the FDA says is faulty, eventually moving from arsenic in apple juice to something like HIV in donated blood. Even though the HIV and donated blood measure has been dealt with, if people don’t place some element of trust in the FDA, they can’t be sure any of the foods or drugs they take are safe. I am also a little bit more critical of Dr. Oz than you are. If he was trying to enact some kind of change and raise awareness of the issue, would it be better to perhaps invite a member of the FDA to his show, or write a letter to the FDA stating his concerns, as opposed to accusing the FDA and creating hysteria?