About Diet Scam Watch

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Basic Information about Weight Control

• Weight Loss and Nutrition: Myths vs. Facts (posted 7/26/07)
• Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight Control Glossary (posted 7/26/07)

General Articles

• Impossible Weight-Loss Claims: Summary of an FTC Report
• Low-Carbohydrate Diets
• U.S. Weight-Loss Market Tops $60 Billion (posted 5/16/11)
• Obesity Drugs: Past, Current, and Future (posted 3/30/11)

Consumer Warning Statements

• Better Business Bureau Alert
• FTC "Red Flags" for Bogus Weight Loss Scams (posted 8/1/13)
• National Council Against Health Fraud
• Weighing the Evidence in Diet Ads (FTC)
• UK Committee of Advertising Practice Guidelines

Questionable Products and Theories

• Algae Products: False Claims and Hype
• Bromelain
• Calorad
• "Calorie-Blockers"
• Calorie Control (Jillian Michaels) (posted 2/14/10)
• "Cellulite" Removers
• Celluslim (posted 7/6/06)
• Chitosan
• Coral Calcium
• Dr. Oz's Not-So-Amazing "Fat Busters"
• Enforma: ("Fat Trapper" and "Exercise in a Bottle")
  • Enforma Marketers to Pay $10 million penalty
  • FTC Files Second Civil Contempt Action
• Herbal Weight-Loss Products for Children (posted 6/16/06)
• Herbalife
• Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) (posted 4/23/07)
• Hydroxycut
• Lipostabil
• Liproxenol (posted 2/24/13)
• Phytopharma Plant Macerat Weight-Loss Plan
• Pyruvate
• Silly Chiropractic Advice about Obesity Prevention
• Slim Chance Awards (Gimmicks and Frauds, 1989-2010)
• Slim Slippers: A Precautionary Tale

Government Reports

• FTC Analysis of Advertising Trends (2002) (posted 12/22/08)
• FTC 2004 Weight-Loss Advertising Survey (posted 12/22/08)
• NHLBI Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (2000) (posted 8/4/09)
• The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (2000) (posted 8/4/09)

Legal and Regulatory Actions

• FTC Enforcement Actions, 1927-May 2003 (posted 2/18/05)
• Metabolife Founder Sentenced to Priison (posted 9/4/11)
• CAP Rules for Detox and Diets (1/10/12)

Questionable Books

• Eat Right 4 Your Type
• Fit for Life
• The South Beach Diet
• Zone Diet

Recommended Links

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Healthy Weight Network
• National Weight Control Registry
• Weight Control Information Network (WIN)

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