Preposterone
Paul forwarded a note to me from a reader today, asking me to look into a couple of supplements from a company I’d never heard of before: EP2. The supps are marketed through GNC, so, I ambled on over to there to check out the product labels – as they weren’t available on the company site. One of the supps, “Andritest,” really blew my mind. Here’s the label… I had to do a double take –...
I’m a Master Snacker!
According to the “What Does 100 Calories Look Like?” quiz. I got 23 out of 24 right (I missed on the popcorn). It’s not hard to find various gurus and “experts” that discourage people from counting calories, and I don’t disagree with their reasons. But – in my opinion – being able to size up foods/portions at a glance is a damn useful skill for lifelong weight maintenance…and...
FTC Nails Another Deceptive Supp Marketer
Wow. Just wow. I just got through eyeballing the FTC complaint against Roex, Inc. – a dietary supp marketer charged with making false and misleading advertising claims. They’re being fined $3 million, but, in my opinion, they could have doubled it, and it still wouldn’t have been enough. From the FTC’s press release: Marketers of dietary supplements and health-related devices have agreed to pay $3 million in...
Sex, Lies and Photoshop
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Is One Diet as Good as Another?
NOT! Back at the beginning of the month, I commented on a recent study that’s been making the rounds, about how calorie intake – and not diet composition – is the main determinant of weight loss. In my opinion, this was kind of a “duuuuhhhh” sort of conclusion, as ALL successful diets work this way, whether calories are actually counted or not. I did, however, add a caveat…diet composition CAN make...
Mannatech Settles With Texas AG
Hot off the presses… DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today reached an agreement that resolves the state’s enforcement actions against Coppell-based Mannatech Inc. and its former CEO, Samuel L. Caster. In 2007, the state charged both defendants with orchestrating an unlawful marketing scheme that exaggerated their products’ health benefits. Under the settlement, Mannatech will pay $4 million in restitution to Texas...
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