"PREDATORY" SCAMS-FRAUDS-CONS

• Do not sign a contract for expensive, long-term programs.

• Fail to inform about the risks associated with weight-loss program.

• Beware of exercise, fat-busting devices, or products such as pills, patches creams or an
  unusual or restrictive diet.

• Any product or service that promises to eliminate a certain amount of weight every day, week or month

• Sold outside normal commercial distribution channels.

• Attractive people or celebrities used to sell products.

• Fails to recommend medical supervision, particularly for low-calorie diets.

• Promises treatment for a wide range of ailments and nutritional deficiencies.

• Promotes a particular ingredient, compound or food as the key factor of success.

• Seek advice of your health care professional for offers of medicines, supplements or other treatments.

• Always get independent advice if an offer involves significant money, time or commitment.

• Attempt to make you dependent upon special products rather than teaching how to make good choices from the conventional food supply.

• Misrepresent salespeople as "counselors" supposedly qualified to give guidance in nutrition and/or general health.

• Product that promises once-and-for-all results without ongoing maintenance.

• Your habits and health concerns are unique, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions.

• Losing more than three pounds per week over multiple weeks can result in  health complications.

• Permanent weight loss requires permanent lifestyle changes.

• Read all the terms and conditions of any offer very carefully: claims of free or very cheap offers often have hidden costs.

• Ab-sculpting  electric gizmos don't have enough electrical stimulation to work

• Studies have show that "Human Growth Hormones" have no benefit for weight loss and such a restrictive diet may lead to nutritional deficiencies.

• Cabbage Soup Diet  for more than a week could be harmful to your health.

• Alkaline Diet appears to have no credible scientific research to substantiate any claims

• Diet Sweetener research suggests artificial sweeteners can trick your brain into wanting more sweets and make you hungrier with the empty sugarless calories. 

• Weight-loss patches have not been proven to be safe or effective.

• Fat blockers may cause bloating, gas, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting and can keep some fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin A, D, E, and K, from being absorbed.

• Starch blockers have been reported to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pains.

• Magnet diet pills can your body from absorbing important fat-soluble vitamins.

• Bulk producers or fillers  such as guar gum, can cause blockages in the intestines, stomach, or esophagus and was declared unsafe and ineffective for use as a nonprescription diet aid.

• Electrical muscle stimulators for several of these devices have been off the market because they were promoted for weight loss and body toning.

• Appetite-suppressing eyeglasses do not have any evidence that they work.

• Magic weight-loss earrings have not been proven to work.

• Single-food Diet and other very restrictive regimens (fewer than 800 calories a- day) dont provide adequate nutrition unless under a doctor-supervised liquid diet.

• Diet Pills containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA) or benzocaine can be dangerous for people with heart problems, thyroid disease and high blood pressure.

• Diuretics may cause you to shed a few pounds in water weight, however, its only temporary.

• Body Wraps just lose water weight

• Skin Patches have not been proven to be effective