Overview
- Since early November, Dr. Mehmet Oz has added a “Crushing Cubicle Cravings” section to his “From the Administrator’s Desk” newsletter to employees.
- The emails advise staff to set intentions for treats, practice portion control, use smaller plates, eat slowly, and avoid “double fisting” at office gatherings.
- The tips go to more than 6,000 workers across the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to emails reviewed by reporters.
- CMS spokesperson Christopher Krepich said offering health tips to employees is appropriate and that internal feedback has been positive.
- Coverage notes Oz leads an agency overseeing coverage for over 160 million people and highlights his past promotion of unproven medical claims, including a 2014 Senate acknowledgment that some tips lacked scientific support.