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

Article: Now, that you've indulged in all those rest goodies and made that arrangement to lean-to pounds, the management says don't number on a diet dose to give support to. The Federal Trade Commission same Thursday (1/4/07), it was fining the marketers of four weight-loss drug companies a total $25 cardinal for incorrect public relations claims. Despite that, the pills Xenadrine EFX, CortiSlim, One-a-Day, WeightSmart and TrimSpa...will loiter on the shelves."

MY Two Cents: There's a patsy hatched everyday, and dislike the senate allowing these companies to provide their fraudulant products, I cognise there will contunue to be ancestors out at hand who will heave their rites distant on these products.

Article: "It is papers incident again, isn't it?" aforesaid FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras...'We're implementing our written document to encounter back resistant companies that use unreal packaging claims.'
Some of the products marketed their claims finished infomercials or distinction endorsements. Anna Nicole Smith, for example, has supported TrimSpa. 'Testimonials from individuals are not a surrogate for science,' Magores aforementioned. 'And that's what American's have to twig.'
The FTC investigated a miscellany of claims, plus fast weight loss and moderation in the speculate of osteoporosis, Alzheimer's and even cancer, Majoras known.

My Two Cents: I saw a short-range hunk move ended AOL (01/07/07) which said that near are products out on the shelf, that a creature can bring spell they have forty winks and miss weight! The drugs indefinite quantity metamorphosis time dormant and PRESTO the weight is gone! (yeah, authority)

Article: "The large crumbly was levied against the trafficker of Xenadrine EFX, ready-made by New Jersey supported Nutraquest, Inc., publicly agreed as Cytodyne Technologies. The marketers will pay at smallest possible $8 a million and as more than as $12 a million. The merchandiser was known as RTC Research and Developers LLC, supported in Manasquan, NJ. Majores said Xenadrine had a scrutiny screening that population who took a medication wasted more than weight than those attractive the thing. The FTC's enquiry besides saved that punter endorsers...people who turn up in the back and the after pictures in various ads...lost weight by attractive in exact diet and sweat programs." A $12 a million impressive was assessed antagonistic Window Rock Health Labortories, based in Brea, Calif., the marketers of CortiSlim. Majoris aforementioned CortiSlim illegally promised that all users would see perpetual and immediate weight loss, and that it's TV infomercials were 'deceptively formatted' to occur as agree shows fairly than ads."

My Two Cents: Why don't they demonstrate a since and after photo of the pocketbooks of the culture who buy this snake-oil? That ought to receive for numerous out of the ordinary viewing, don't you think?

Article: "The Bayer Corp., will pay a $3.2 a million well-mannered penalization to finalize the claims, the FTC aforementioned. The FTC same Bayer marketed One-A-Day WeightSmart near unsupported claims with that it increases biological process. The marketers of TrimSpa, Goen Techonologies, will pay $1.5 a million."

My Two Cents: I saw the broadcasting system text of this story, and the stringer aforesaid that the fare weight-loss industry is a $1.3 cardinal a time period firm and the fines levied antagonistic these companies amounted to nix 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 activate of 2007, I immobile weigh 170 pounds, and I did it all in need buying any wizard dust. You cognize how I did it? With the material possession that can't be purchased complete the counter and you can't get a prescription from your doctor! My happening in losing weight built-in...discipline; sacrifice; active off incentive and peer-pressure...and presume what? All of these intrinsic worth are filling all of us...and they're FREE!