The Dangers Of OTC Weight Loss Products

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:10 in Health & Medicine

There is no quick fix for obesity - exercise devices on TV targeting fat are a hoax, for example.  Where is the first place most people lose weight?  Their face, yet no one is exercising their face. So-called natural remedies for people desiring quick obesity fixes are a lucrative market but a new study of medical records in Hong Kong revealed 66 cases where people were suspected to have been poisoned by a 'natural' slimming therapy. In eight cases the people became severely ill, and in one case the person died.  read more

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