Health benefits of CBD gummies are unsupported by scientific evidence; Shark Tank and other TV personalities didn’t endorse them – Health Feedback
CLAIM
TV personalities such as Shark Tank investors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz endorsed CBD gummies; CBD gummies have numerous health benefits
DETAILS
Factually inaccurate: TV personalities such as Shark Tank investors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz didn’t endorse or sell any CBD gummies products, contrary to claims by ads on social media selling them.Inadequate support: Clinical data about possible health benefits are very limited and they cannot support the claim…….
CLAIM
TV personalities such as Shark Tank investors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz endorsed CBD gummies; CBD gummies have numerous health benefits
DETAILS
Factually inaccurate: TV personalities such as Shark Tank investors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz didn’t endorse or sell any CBD gummies products, contrary to claims by ads on social media selling them.
Inadequate support: Clinical data about possible health benefits are very limited and they cannot support the claims that CBD products cure or alleviate several medical conditions, such as clogged arteries, tinnitus, sleep disorder, memory loss or anxiety. The FDA only acknowledges the health benefits of one particular CBD product for specific severe child epilepsy syndromes.
KEY TAKE AWAY
Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, is an increasingly popular compound found in cannabis. However, scientific data about its health benefits is very limited. To date, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved only one CBD product for treating severe child epilepsy. Other CBD products are unapproved by the FDA, aren’t endorsed by TV personalities such as Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz, and didn’t appear on the TV show Shark Tank.
FULL CLAIM: TV personalities such as Shark Tank members, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz endorsed CBD gummies; CBD gummies have numerous health benefits on anxiety, arteries, memory, tinnitus or diabetes.
REVIEW
The legal market for cannabis is soaring in the U.S. since the 2018 Farm Bill classified hemp, a variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, as a crop and not as a drug. This market is expected to grow by 37% to reach 19.5 billion by 2025.
The main driver of this market growth is demand for cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. CBD doesn’t have the same psychoactive effects as another, more notorious, cannabis component called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which makes it a good candidate for sales and advertising.
CBD gummies weren’t endorsed by Dr Phil, Dr Oz, Shark Tank
Multiple websites and ads on social media claimed that several TV personalities such as Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, or the investors from the Shark Tank TV show, endorsed CBD gummies as treatment for a wide range of medical conditions.
For instance, a Facebook page advertised a “Dr Oz CBD gummies for diabetes”. A website presented Shark Tank-associated CBD gummies as capable of boosting the memory of older people, while another claimed that Shark Tank-endorsed CBD gummies improved sleep quality and reduced anxiety. Another website claimed that Shark Tank and Dr. Phil teamed up to promote CBD gummies that cleaned arteries and improved cardiovascular health, a claim that also appeared on Facebook (Figure 1). Numerous Facebook pages …….
