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Slim Chance Awards issued.

Frances M. Berg, M.S., who operates the Healthy Weight Network
http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com/ has issued the 20th annual set
of "Slim Chance Awards" to weight-loss scheme promoters. Her 2008
picks are:

**Most outrageous claim: Kevin Trudeau infomercials. Trudeau told
listeners they could easily follow the diet protocol at home, even
though his book calls for human growth hormone injections that must
be provided by a licensed practitioner. FTC action resulted in a
court order for a $5+ million assessment and a three-year ban from
doing infomercials.

**Worst gimmick: Skineez jeans ($139). The jeans were said to be
impregnated with retinol and chitosan that would be released by
friction and absorbed in to the body to fight "cellulite."


**Worst claim: AbGONE. Throughout 2008 full-page ads touted AbGONE as
"proven to promote pot belly loss," increase fat metabolism"and
calorie burn, promote appetite suppression, and inhibit future
abdominal fat deposits. The ads featured before-and-after shots of
models, cut-away sketches of the abdomen with and without belly fat,
and a white-coated researcher with a chart purportedly confirming
success of 5 times reduction in fat mass, 4 times lower BMI, and 4
times greater weight loss than placebo. The ads stated that no added
diet and exercise were needed, but a fine-print disclaimer said "diet
and exercise are essential."

**Worst product: Kimkins diet. Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz promised loss of
up to 5% of body weight in 10 days. She also claimed to have lost 198
pounds in 11 months and showed before-and-after pictures that turned
out to be fakes. Many users developed chest pains, hair loss, heart
palpitations, irritability, and menstrual irregularities caused by
the near-starvation (500 calorie per day) diet.

The 20-year archive of Slim Chance Awards is available at
http://www.dietscam.org/slim/index.shtml

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FDA warns against undeclared drugs in weight-loss products.

The FDA is alerting consumers not to buy or use 28 weight-loss
products that have been found to contain undeclared, active
pharmaceutical ingredients. These products, some of which are
marketed as "dietary supplements," are offered on various Web sites
and retail stores. Several are claimed to be "natural" or to contain
only herbal ingredients. However, FDA analyses have identified
sibutramine (a controlled substance) in all 28 products, rimonabant
(a drug not approved for marketing in the United States) in one
product, phenytoin (an anti-seizure medication) in two products, and
phenolphthalein (a solution used in chemical experiments and a
suspected cancer causing agent) in eight of the products. Some far
exceeded the FDA-recommended levels, putting consumers' health at
risk. Sibutramine, for example, can cause high blood pressure,
seizures, tachycardia, palpitations, heart attack or stroke. This
drug can also interact with other medications and increase the risk
of adverse drug events. Rimonabant, has been associated with
increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts and has been
linked to five deaths and 720 adverse reactions in Europe during the
past two years. The tainted products are Fatloss Slimming; 2 Day
Diet; 3x Slimming Power; Japan Lingzhi 24 Hours Diet; 5x Imelda
Perfect Slimming; 3 Day Diet; 7 Day Herbal Slim; 8 Factor Diet; 7
Diet Day/Night Formula; 999 Fitness Essence; Extrim Plus; GMP; Imelda
Perfect Slim; Lida DaiDaihua; Miaozi Slim Capsules; Perfect Slim;
Perfect Slim 5x; Phyto Shape; ProSlim Plus; Royal Slimming Formula;
Slim 3 in 1; Slim Express 360; Slimtech; Somotrim; Superslim;
TripleSlim; Zhen de Shou; and Venom Hyperdrive 3.0. [FDA warns
consumers about tainted weight loss pills. FDA news release, Dec 22,
2008] http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html

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FTC stops another diet pill scammer.

Weight-loss-pill marketers who offered free samples in order to
obtain credit card information have agreed to stop making false
claims and unauthorized charges. The marketers-Neil J. Wardle, Pace
Mannion, Christopher J. Wardle, and their companies UltraLife Fitness
Inc. and Tru Genix LLC-made false and unsubstantiated statements that
hoodia would cause long-term or permanent weight loss without having
to reduce caloric intake or increase physical activity. Many
customers who provided their credit card information to cover
shipping and handling were also charged for unauthorized periodic
shipments. The FTC complaint was settled with a consent agreement
under which the defendants were ordered to pay $9.9 million (the
total estimated consumer injury). However, based on inability to pay,
each of the three must pay only $50,000 and the rest was suspended.
The settlement agreement also bars the defendants from
misrepresenting any material fact in connection with the sale of a
dietary supplement, food, drug, device, or health-related program or
service and from using billing information to acquire unauthorized
payments.

Since 1990, the FTC has brought more than 100 regulatory actions
against dubious weight-loss products. Despite this effort, the number
of scams appears to be growing. Their marketers know that only a
small percentage of scammers encounter regulatory action and that
even those who do might still make millions. The marketplace might
improve, however, if weight-loss scams could be made less profitable
to their "silent accomplices": the media and credit card companies
that facilitate the flow of misinformation and money. It probably
would help to lengthen the period during which credit card holders
can protest for unauthorized charges or nondelivery of dietary
supplement products. Another helpful strategy might be criminal
prosecution for credit card fraud. [Barrett S. FTC curbs hoodia
scammers. Diet Scam Watch, Dec 24, 2008]
http://www.dietscam.org/reports/ultimate.shtml

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Lacht da jemand? Sollte er lieber nicht. In Deutschland wurde mit Aloe vera getränkte Unterwäsche verkauft. Und die Zeitungen waren so dämlich, darüber positiv zu berichten. Daß das Zeug, falls es jemals wirklich drin gewesen ist, mit der ersten Wäsche wieder entfernt wird, hat keiner der Superintelligenzler bemerkt.

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