According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) three companies and two individuals have been charged with making false advertising claims for their fat and weight-loss pills, Relacore and Akävar 20/50. According to the charges, the claims violate a 2006 FTC order barring them from making health or weight-loss claims without a reasonable basis. According to the FTC's statement, "The defendants made claims such as 'eat all you want and still lose weight' and, 'And we couldn't say it in print if it wasn't true!' on product packaging, on the Internet, and in widely read magazines such as Redbook, Star, and Family Circle. The Commission seeks to stop the defendants from making such claims and make them pay civil penalties."
David Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, has said: "The Federal Trade Commission ordered the defendants to stop making baseless and bogus advertising claims."
The government's complaint alleges that advertising for Relacore claimed -- without any evidence -- that it reduces "stress-induced" abdominal fat.
The government's charges about Relacore's advertising are similar to charges that were brought almost five years ago against the manufacturer of CortiSlim, another supplement that claimed to fight stress-induced belly fat.
So, can a supplement really help you lose weight by targeting cortisol? Can you get rid of belly-fat simply by taking a pill? Read more in The Cortisol-Weight Loss Controversy.
And learn more about how thyroid patients can successfully lose weight in the Thyroid Diet and Weight Loss Information Center.
Source: FTC Charges Marketers with Making Baseless Weight-Loss Claims Despite Order to Stop
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Even if it were true and these pills suppressed cortisol, it would be a very dangerous way to lose weight!