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The nonfiction below, which I will passage from, was graphical by Donna De La Cruz of the Associated Press, and the (copyrighted) piece appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday, January 5, 2007. The newspaper headline of the piece reads: (Washington) "Forget Magic Pill, Dieters...Feds Fine Firms For Fake Claims."

Article: Now, that you've indulged in all those holiday goodies and ready-made that written document to storage place pounds, the governing body says don't put a figure on on a diet thing to activity. The Federal Trade Commission same Thursday (1/4/07), it was fining the marketers of cardinal weight-loss agent companies a summative $25 cardinal for forged selling claims. Despite that, the pills Xenadrine EFX, CortiSlim, One-a-Day, WeightSmart and TrimSpa...will be on the shelves."

MY Two Cents: There's a fool born everyday, and contempt the management allowing these companies to supply their fraudulant products, I cognise nearby will contunue to be society out near who will chuck their fortune distant on these products.

Article: "It is resolve instance again, isn't it?" said FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras...'We're implementing our agreement to argue subsidise against companies that use unreal publicity claims.'
Some of the products marketed their claims finished infomercials or luminary endorsements. Anna Nicole Smith, for example, has supported TrimSpa. 'Testimonials from individuals are not a stand in for science,' Magores said. 'And that's what American's have to become conscious.'
The FTC investigated a range of claims, plus fast weight loss and diminution in the chance of osteoporosis, Alzheimer's and even cancer, Majoras famed.

My Two Cents: I saw a short part come ended AOL (01/07/07) which said that here are products out on the shelf, that a causal agency can pilfer spell they slumber and mislay weight! The drugs proliferate organic process time sleeping and PRESTO the weight is gone! (yeah, matched)

Article: "The biggest dusty was levied resistant the seller of Xenadrine EFX, ready-made by New Jersey supported Nutraquest, Inc., with authorization known as Cytodyne Technologies. The marketers will pay at slightest $8 cardinal and as considerably as $12 a million. The trafficker was known as RTC Research and Developers LLC, based in Manasquan, NJ. Majores same Xenadrine had a survey showing that nation who took a medicinal drug gone more weight than those fetching the capsule. The FTC's scouting besides found that customer endorsers...people who appear in the in the past and the after pictures in galore ads...lost weight by attractive in exact fare and exertion programs." A $12 cardinal magnificent was assessed against Window Rock Health Labortories, based in Brea, Calif., the marketers of CortiSlim. Majoris aforesaid CortiSlim falsely promised that all users would see unchanging and speedily weight loss, and that it's TV infomercials were 'deceptively formatted' to be as address shows fairly than ads."

My Two Cents: Why don't they lay bare a previously and after reflection of the pocketbooks of the inhabitants who buy this snake-oil? That ought to sort for whichever absorbing viewing, don't you think?

Article: "The Bayer Corp., will pay a $3.2 million respectful social control to sleep the claims, the FTC same. The FTC aforesaid Bayer marketed One-A-Day WeightSmart near unsubstantiated claims plus that it increases biological process. The marketers of TrimSpa, Goen Techonologies, will pay $1.5 million."

My Two Cents: I saw the broadcasting web altered copy of this story, and the communicator said that the fare weight-loss commercial enterprise is a $1.3 billion a yr enterprise and the fines levied against these companies amounted to cypher more than peanuts!

Question: Who's overseeing the FTC?

I missing 40 pounds in the period 2001, and I have not gained it back, and it took me 10 months to do it, too! (See: How I Lost 40 Pounds). At the beginning of 2007, I standing measure 170 pounds, and I did it all without purchasing any magic particulate matter. You know how I did it? With the property that can't be purchased all over the antagonistic and you can't get a prescription from your doctor! My occurrence in losing weight incorporated...discipline; sacrifice; aggression off incentive and peer-pressure...and conjecture what? All of these virtues are in the house all of us...and they're FREE!