Mehmet Oz on simple-carbohydrate marketing by the food industry: warns against

Dr. Mehmet Oz warns that the food industry is pushing simple carbohydrates in response to the new federal dietary guidelines. In his February 2026 Fox News Digital interview, Oz said he is already seeing the industry pivot its marketing toward simple carbs as the guidelines take shape.

Oz’s stated reasoning is that industry marketing can undercut the guidelines’ “Food is Medicine” goals by steering consumers back toward the refined carbohydrates the guidelines are meant to cut. (This is Oz’s stated position.)

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