Archive for the ‘Health Fitness Scams’ Category

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Resveratrol Supplement Hoax: The Evil Truth About Resveratrol
Every six months or so there’s a “new kid on the block” when it comes to the next “magic diet or health pill” – and just like the recent FTC/FDA bust on the much hyped Acai berry scam, every ‘new breakthrough pill’ scam fades off into the sunset [...]

Here’s a great example of a misleading, deceptive and phony article that I found on a promo site for Smart-Lipo (which should actually be called Stupid-Lipo)
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Smart lipo is a recently discovered method for directly reducing fat deposits in parts of the body. This method uses a special laser to burn away fat tissue – quite [...]

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Hydroxycut Hoax: Another Reason Why You Don’t Need It
Liver Toxicity Reported In Hydroxycut Users
Two cases of liver toxicity have been reported in users of Hydroxycut supplements. The report also discusses other dietary supplement weight-loss products and pills for burning fat that appear to have caused liver problems, in addition to Hydroxycut.
[Dara L and others. Hydroxycut [...]

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Kinoki Foot Pads? …Stepping On Bull-Shit w/ Kinoki Foot Pad Scam
There’s not a day that goes by where we don’t get at least a half-dozen e-mails asking about specific health or fitness products, supplements or programs. And though we don’t have time to answer them all directly – we do try hard to post as [...]