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Warning Signs in Diet Advertisements
We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines that promise rapid weight loss and immediate results, but most of these claims are false. It's definitely hard to decipher the good from the bad but here are a few trigger statements that should raise a warning flag for the product you're about to spend money on:
- "Lose weight without diet or exercise!" Achieving a healthy weight takes work.
Say GoodBye to the "Milk Your Diet" Ads
Have you seen these ads?
Well you won't be seeing them for much longer. The promotional arm of the dairy industry has been asked by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to curtail the ad campaign since research doesn't support the claim.
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Diabetes - type 1
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Diabetes diet
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Diabetes - type 2
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Screening Tests
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Long-Term Complications
- Emergency Complications
- Resources
- References
- Sitagliptin (Januvia), the first in a new class of diabetes drugs called DPP-4 inhibitors, was approved in 2006.
- Janumet, a 2-in-1 pill that contains both sitagliptin and metformin, was approved in 2007.
- These drugs are taken by mouth and may be more convenient for patients than exenatide (Byetta), a similar drug. DPP-4 inhibitors do not cause weight gain and may pose a lower risk for hypoglycemia than some other diabetes drugs.
Speak Up: 'Weight Loss Cure' is Too Misleading
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Kevin Trudeau with violating a court order by allegedly misrepresenting the contents of his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About,” in several infomercials.
Here's the issue:
According to the FTC, when consumers buy and read the book, they find it actually describes a complicated, expensive system involving daily injections, specialized cleanses and supplements, and severe food restrictions, followed by a “fourth phase” of the protocol, which requires dietary restrictions and never ends. The FTC alleged that Trudeau deceptively claimed that the book establishes a weight-loss protocol that is “easy” to follow and that once the protocol ends, consumers can eat what they want without regaining weight.
Weight Loss Scams Top List of Scams in 2007
The ConsumerAffairs.com's Top 10 Scams of 2007 has recently been released and you may (or may not) be surprised to learn that Weight Loss Scams tops the list at number one in consumer complaints. Yikes. Most notable scams from the FTC were the weight loss patch, "The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About," book, and marketers of various Hoodia products.
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