The title (and article) are a little sensationalistic. It is unfortunate that CNN (and Oprah and Dr. Gupta) are giving this story so much airtime, but Dr. Gupta doesn't really "fall" for it, he's just being journalistic and refusing to openly give his opinion. I have no idea whether he gets to choose the stories he presents. The part of this that I find most-disappointing, however, is that Obama tapped this guy to be surgeon general. I don't expect much from a random MD or a news anchor (or a combination) but I'd hope that anyone under consideration for surgeon general would have enough backbone to be more dismissive of a story like this. Anyway he wasn't chosen for surgeon general... maybe this is why.