Have you heard of Sensa? One of the Win Over Weight (W.O.W.) members brought my attention to it. (Sensa)
Sensa is a weight loss product that you sprinkle on food that supposedly results
in people eating less. While the validity of the clinical study cited
in the report has been questioned, check out the reviews at
http://www.dietsinreview.com/diets/sensa/. While many are calling Sensa
a scam, there are several positive reviews here and also on the amazon
link.
Dr. Alan Hirsch, who developed Sensa, found that patients who lost taste
and smell tended to gain weight, so he theorized that enhancing taste
and smell of food would have the opposite effect (doesn’t seem logical
to me, – smoking kills the senses along with appetite, however…).
Hirsch claims you’ll feel fuller faster.
After some more digging, I discovered the same Dr. Hirsch that came up
with Sensa also had a similar product called Sprinkle Thin, that
apparently went under
(http://www.thinreport.com/diet-pill-reviews/sprinkle-thin.html) in
2004.
ABCs 20/20 did a story on Hersch and Sensa
(http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5495808&page=1) but I couldn’t
find a date when it was published.
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Sensa
It’s finally here! Kirstie Alley’s big new line of weight loss products called Orgasmic Organic Liaison! Rescue Me, Release Me, Relieve Me are all part of this magical, scientifically designed product line to help you control those food cravings that keep you from losing!
A membership will cost you $10 a month (or $89 for 1 year), and the Rescue Me starter kit goes for $139 (I’m guessing that is enough supplies for a month?).
Kirstie is putting it all on the line with her new reality tv show Big Life!
Don’t do it!!! She’s got enough money.
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MY COMMENT: The question is, can you trust these “companies” with your credit card number?
Weight Loss Gimmicks
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…consumers were routinely required to purchase “LA Lites” nutrition bars during the first two phases of a three phase program at a cost of $28 per week. For example, a person seeking to lose 20 pounds would typically need to purchase LA Lites for at least 16 weeks at an additional cost of $448. Rather than the $7 per week that was advertised, the total program cost surpassed $800
LA Weight Loss Centers is barred from misrepresenting the essential costs of its memberships. It also has posted a $275,000 performance bond with the New York Secretary of State as required by law, and has revised its contracts to fully disclose the costs of the program and consumers’ cancellation rights. The company also will provide all refunds within the time limits required by law.
LA Weight Loss Centers will make restitution to all New York State consumers who did not receive refunds as required by law. This includes $25 to each individual who cancelled his/her contract and received a late refund, and repayment for any unused “LA Lite” bars. In addition, current customers will be provided an opportunity to opt out of their commitment to purchase LA Lites for the remainder of their membership. -Office of the Attorney General for NY
The complaints against this company are mounting – read some here at consumeraffairs.com
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LA Weight Loss
It must have seemed an easy way to get rich quick. Founder Heidi “Kimmer” Diaz set up a website and charged members a fee to access the Kimkins diet, boasting they could lose up to 5 percent of their body weight in 10 days. “Better than gastric bypass,” there was “no faster diet,” and in fact she herself had lost 198# in 11 months. Stunning “after” photos were displayed. In June 2007 Women’s World ran it as a cover story, and that month alone PayPal records show the Kimkins site took in over $1.2 million. Then users began complaining of chest pains, hair loss, heart palpitations, irritability and menstrual irregularities. This was not surprising since Kimkins is essentially a starvation diet, down to 500 calories per day and deficient in many nutrients (appallingly, laxatives are advised to replace missing fiber). In a lawsuit, 11 former members are uncovering a vast record of Diez’s alleged fraud. They found that the stunning “after” photos, including one of Kimmer herself, had been lifted from a Russian mail order bride site. According to a deposition reported by Los Angeles TV station KTLA, Diaz admitted using fake pictures, fake stories and fake IDs, and a judge has allowed the litigants to freeze some of her assets. -healthyweightnetwork
MY COMMENT: I am speechless.
Diets, Weight Loss Gimmicks
Kimkins Diet
“The minimum sellers of detox products should be able to offer is a clear understanding of what detox is and proof that their product actually works.”
“The people we contacted could do neither,” – results of a UK investigation into various detox programs.
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MY COMMENT: I followed the link on this Free Oprah Diet website – what you see above I took directly from the site. Are you prepared to spend $90 a month for a questionable weight loss product? And does Oprah know about this?
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A diet that promises very fast weight loss — anything more than a pound or two per week.
A diet that promises weight loss without changing diet habits or engaging in an exercise program.
A diet that is promoted by “scientific” testimonials and pictures of “before” and “after” success stories.
A diet that involves expensive seminars, medications, or pre-made meals.
A diet that focuses on very few acceptable foods, and doesn’t focus on a healthy, balanced diet.
A diet that points to simple explanations drawn from confusing research.
(from the American Academy of Physicians) health.yahoo.com
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