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Health and diet scams

Pills that let you lose weight without exercising or changing your diet, herbal formulas that liquefy your fat cells so that they are absorbed by your body, and cures for impotence and hair loss are among the scams flooding email boxes.

The scam: These gimmicks don't work. The fact is that successful weight loss requires a reduction in calories and an increase in physical activity.
Beware of

  • case histories from "cured" consumers claiming amazing results;

  • testimonials from "famous" medical experts you've never heard of;

  • claims that the product is available from only one source or for a limited time; and

  • ads that use phrases like

    • "scientific breakthrough,"

    • "miraculous cure,"

    • "exclusive product,"

    • "secret formula," and

    • "ancient ingredient."

 

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• COVID-19 the 7th Human Coronavirus • Don't ICE Sprains, Vitamin D Myths, more • Fat Burning while sitting • Benefits of Water Flouridation • Eye Glasses Monopoly • Sweeteners and their Glycemic Index • Scarce evidence that Vitamins work • California Single-Payer Healthcare Bill • Vaccination • Mosquitos & West Nile Virus • QUACK WATCH PORTAL • END of LIFE and YOUR MONEY • Prostate Massage • The 90+ Study on AGING • Reduce Cancer Risk for the 70+ by 61% • Fake Olive Oil • Carcinogenicity of EMF • 5G • Bottled Water Con • Marijuana  vs Alcohol • What is a Root Canal • Eat to Live & Live for something Else • Plant-based Diet • Alzheimer's_LESS_Antioxidants • ME/CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome •    
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