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Fat chance that forskolin supplements really work
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The Montreal Gazette: I have to give Dr. Oz, or at least his producers, credit for coming up with captivating demonstrations. They may not be meaningful, but they sure are entertaining. Take, for example, the skit that Oz performed to demonstrate the supposed effects of forskolin, a compound isolated from the roots of the Coleus forskohlii plant, a type of mint that grows mostly in India, Nepal, Myanmar and Thailand. Read more.