What Dr. Oz should have said about arsenic

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If anyone knows about arsenic, it's former NASW President Deborah Blum, who wrote a book on the subject of that and other poisons. Here on her Speakeasy Science blog, she takes apart the popular daytime talk host Dr. Mehmet Oz for his recent show on arsenic levels in apple juice. She saves her best criticism for last — that Dr. Oz squandered an golden opportunity to educate people about the real danger of arsenic, especially in drinking water.

September 26, 2011

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