Has Dr. Phil or his show issued any official statements about sugar control gummies?
Executive summary
No publicly available, authoritative statement from Dr. Phil McGraw or the Dr. Phil television production has been identified that explicitly endorses or officially comments on the various “sugar control” or “Sugar Control Keto” gummy products that use his name; independent reporting shows multiple third‑party product pages and reviews invoking his name but only a documented denial from the show’s communications team about similar fake celebrity product ads (not these gummies specifically) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. The record in the provided reporting shows widespread commercial use of Dr. Phil’s name and at least one public statement from the show’s communications office rejecting fraudulent celebrity endorsement ads generally, but it does not include a direct, on‑the‑record statement about “sugar control gummies” themselves [5].
1. The landscape: many products, few credible links to Dr. Phil
Multiple product pages and consumer review listings tie the name “Dr. Phil” to sugar‑management gummies and related supplements—Trustpilot listings and other product sites present items called “Sugar Control Keto Gummies,” “Dr Phil Sugar Control,” “Sugar Clean Drops,” and “Dr Phil McGraw Weight Loss Gummies,” and include promotional copy and user reviews implying association with the celebrity brand [1] [2] [3] [6] [4]. Those pages and reviews portray a consumer narrative of benefits and guarantees, but they are commercial or crowd‑review content rather than primary communications from Dr. Phil or CBS, and the provided material does not show an official press release, spokesperson quote, or legal filing from the show that affirms an endorsement [2] [1].
2. What the show’s communications have said — and what they have denied
There is at least one explicit instance in the reporting where the Dr. Phil television show’s communications office intervened to deny false celebrity product claims: Jerry Sharell, vice president of communications for CBS’s Dr. Phil show, told AFP that online ads claiming Dr. Phil (and Dr. Oz) launched CBD gummies were untrue and that both doctors have spoken against these misleading ads [5]. That statement shows the show’s team will refute unauthorized advertising using the hosts’ names, but the AFP piece relates specifically to CBD gummy ads and broader false celebrity endorsements rather than naming the specific “sugar control” gummy brands surfaced in consumer listings [5].
3. Evidence gap: no sourced official statement about sugar control gummies in the provided records
Despite numerous commercial listings and consumer reviews using Dr. Phil’s name, the provided reporting does not include a sourced, on‑record statement from Dr. Phil, his production, or CBS explicitly addressing the “Sugar Control” or similarly named gummies [1] [2] [3] [6] [4]. The only directly attributable official comment in the set addresses CBD scam ads and asserts they are “untrue,” illustrating the show’s posture on fake endorsements but leaving a gap with respect to the sugar‑gummy products in question [5]. Because the current sources don’t contain a targeted denial or endorsement about these sugar‑control gummies, a definitive claim that the show has issued a statement on them cannot be supported from this reporting alone [5].
4. Alternative readings and likely motives behind the online listings
The pattern in the sources—commercial product pages and user reviews that attach Dr. Phil’s name to supplements—mirrors documented tactics where sellers employ celebrity names to confer credibility, sometimes without authorization, and is consistent with warnings about celebrity‑name scams in the supplement space [7] [2]. Companies listing “Dr. Phil” in product names or reviews have clear commercial incentives to boost sales by implying an endorsement, while the show’s communications office has a motive to publicly repudiate false ads that exploit the brand; the AFP quote from CBS’s communications vice president evaluating CBD ads underscores that dynamic [5] [7].
5. Bottom line and limits of the record
Based on the reporting provided, there is no documented, explicit statement from Dr. Phil or the Dr. Phil television show that directly affirms or denies endorsement of the specific “sugar control” gummy products cited in the marketplace listings; there is, however, a sourced denial from the show’s communications office about other fraudulent celebrity product ads (CBD gummies), which indicates the team does respond publicly to misuse of the Dr. Phil name [5]. This assessment is limited to the supplied sources; if a formal statement about these sugar gummies exists elsewhere (for example, a press release, cease‑and‑desist, or social post not included here), it is not present in the materials reviewed and therefore not represented in this analysis [1] [2] [3] [6] [4].