Diet pills: tremendous temptation, huge frauds

Written by Dana Scripca


More than 50 percent of Americans and Canadians are overweight or obese. More than a halfrepparttar advertising campaigns for diet pills and dietary supplements are intentionally false or fail to revealrepparttar 114685 truth, according torepparttar 114686 FTC. This enormous proportion revealsrepparttar 114687 dimensions of this money-generating industry. Consumers in North America spend more than $35 billion each year on weight-loss products.

The FDA investigated 300 weight-loss ads fromrepparttar 114688 radio, television,repparttar 114689 Internet, magazines, newspapers, e-mail and direct mail. The FDA report concluded that some ads promised significant results without surgery, diet or exercise. Other companies claimed that taking their product would be enough for a quick weight loss. There was no need to eat less or diet. Just take pills.

Fraudulent schemes

The main frauds:

1. Manufacturers promise that their pills will deliver spectacular results, without any effort or exercise. Diet pills are presented as miracles. Just a few mentionrepparttar 114690 FDA-approved diet pill. 2. They fail to admit completely and honestlyrepparttar 114691 risks and side effects.

Many scams have been revealed so far. Here are a few examples:

* Bentley-Myers and three weight-loss products Zymax, MillinesES (both containing ephedra), and Serotril (containing St. John's wort) were brought under an intense spotlight whenrepparttar 114692 FTC filed a federal court complaint. The FTC alleged that these diet pills caused rapid and substantial weight loss without diet or exercise and with no side effects. An additional charge referred to another dietary supplement, CartazyneDS, containing glucosamine. This was promoted as havingrepparttar 114693 ingredients to cure arthritis and rebuild cartilage in just a few days.

* CortiSlim Lawsuit July 2004. Some CortiSlim TV commercials claimed thatrepparttar 114694 human body is able to manage and normalize weight through Cortisol,repparttar 114695 stress hormone. Chargingrepparttar 114696 producer and distributor, public health officials argued that this supplement has no substantiated scientific support.

Water , The Magic Drink : Learn how it helps glow your skin.

Written by Jasdeep


Glowing skin comes free of charge to you. Our simple water does it effectively.The effect of water is immediate , say overnight. your skin not only glows but you also feel a lot better after having a glass of water. Your wrinkles will seem less pronounced and your body will work most effectively asrepparttar waste and toxins are washed away. This is what our free of cost renewable source of energy does to us.

Tip: Drink a glass or two of water if you are watching your diet. Dehydration triggers false feelings of hunger so its easy to confuse thirst with hunger.

Natural spring water , whether its fizzy or still , is full of natural minerals such as calcium , potassium and magnesium , which are so important for our growth and healthy skin, along with iodine , copper and iron .Fizzy water is believed to be absorbed much quicker in body and is thought by some beauticians to aggravate cellulite.

Tip : People who drink a lot of tea , coffee , hot chocolate and aerated drinks tend to have tired-looking skin and have greasy skin and spots.This is because these drinks contain caffeine which prevents your body from making efficient use of minerals and vitamins.Try not to drink more than 3 cups of tea or coffee a day.

Alcohol and Smoking also effectrepparttar 114684 skin in great great way.Keep their intake low. Excessive intake of alcohol can lead to split veins. Smoking which has Nicotine doesn't help you keep healthy skin too.Try Giving up Smoking . Nicotine attacksrepparttar 114685 blood vessels that feedrepparttar 114686 skin with oxygen and nutrients , as well as those that drain awayrepparttar 114687 body waste. Smoking also agerepparttar 114688 skin greatly and affect nail beds and hair follicles , which nestlerepparttar 114689 epidermis .

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