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Sunday, November 30, 2003

Dr. Phil diet news

Dr. Phil's diet book has sold more than 2.5 million copies. It's a nice relief from the "magic secret" diets of Atkins and others in recent years:

When it comes to food and nutrition, don't diet or deny yourself food, he cautions. But watch your portion sizes. Load up on foods that are high in nutrients and fiber, lower in salts and fats, and take some work to consume.

Dr. Phil is hardly the perfect diet guru. His TV show is too dramatic, with soapy music and silly confrontations. He's fat, so we figure he knows about the eating struggle, but he would have even more credibility if he had conquered his demons as he tries to help us with ours. But common sense is a nice approach for a diet.

Dr. Phil is being criticized for endorsing a line of vitamin packets, power bars and meal-replacement drinks. He seems to back off a bit from this endorsement:

In an interview, McGraw said he did not consider the endorsement deal a commercial venture, adding that his proceeds would go to a charitable foundation but also that he would not allow public reaction to dictate his decisions.

"I think it's a good product," he said, "and I'm doing it for a really good reason and purpose, although if I was doing it for a commercial -- as a brand extension of my own -- I wouldn't apologize for that either."

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you rock man me and my friends watch ur show egvery day !! and were only 15

hey doctor phil jennycraig is better

Dr. Phil doesn't look like he's missed too many meals, according to Nielsen Bookscan dated (1-4-04), 1.5 million copies of his books have been sold, while more than 2 million "South Beach" books have been purchased by diet-conscious consumers.

(Source)
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~26~1865225,00.html

Wow your numbers are as skewed as "Dr." Phil would want the public to think! Marketing at it's best, and this is coming from someone who actually knows the man personally. Phil is a fraud and a con man, May 2004 he will release his Cook Book, and then his sister-in-law who had acid thrown on her will release a book about "Random Acts of Kindness", and then "Dr." Phil will write a book about Parenting.

Search Google with the phrase "Dr." Phil is a fraud, and also search Google Groups as well to find out the real scoop on this fake and fraudulent POS!

Dr.Philth

Here is a couple of good reads for ya!

http://www.naafa.org/news/nl200307.htm#6

http://www.maadwomen.com/lynnemurray/essays/drphil.html

And don't to look for "Dr." Phil "Got Milk" ads coming out soon, what a sell out hypocritical fraud!

doctor.phil whats up man dude u really need to start being more active to ur guests but other wise ur a great person and my grandma loves you soo much she watches ur show everyday but i think it's really boring somtimes i only like the one about the twins and the doctor phil family !!! please have moree this is going to be a changing day in ur life "in ur life "

My mom has lost alot of weight on the Dr.Phil diet so why does everyone think negatively of him?

I had sex with dr. phil, HES SO HAWT. HE SAID LET'S DO IT! And we did.

GRIMCAE IS RAPING ME AND DR PHILLIP!! ALL WE SEE IS PuRpLe!!! <3

I love you grandma phil!!

"Food is worse than crack" does that mean we should be anorexic skinny hos for you dr phil?

ME AND DR. PHIL HAD A 3SOME WITH GRIMACE. IT WAS HAWT AND STEAMY, AND I CALLED JOHN KERRY UP TO SEE IF HE CAN JOIN US AND HE DID.

~ANNE

Hi Dr. Phil,

I watch your program daily and love it. I sure wish I could be oon one of those programs you have for people needing to lose weight.

I have a problem. I haad Guillian-Barre Syndrome and was left with extremely weak legs and have a hard time getting aroundd. There are several of us that are almost wheel chair bound and sure could use a program for us.

can you please help us out.
I am a 78 yo grt grand mother and want to stick around and see some more.

Thank you much and God Bless
Marilyn Maietta

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