Attorney General| Jeff Landry<\/p>\n
In a perfect world, someone hoping to have a more healthy 2021 by losing weight could do so by simply taking a pill, wearing a patch, or drinking a detox tea. Unfortunately, medical data points otherwise; but that is not stopping scammers trying to take advantage of new year wellness resolutions, warns Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Landry today issued a consumer alert cautioning Louisiana residents of phony weight loss products.<\/p>\n
Pursuing a healthy lifestyle is a great idea, said Attorney General Landry. But I strongly encourage consumers to be cautious when purchasing anything that promises weight loss.<\/p>\n
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): bogus diet products, centers, and programs are the top reported complaint amongst health-care related scams.<\/p>\n
Scammers tend to promise weight loss products that melt, burn, or dissolve unwanted fat. They use these tricks to promote unproven materials with little to no medical testing.<\/p>\n
How to recognize if a weight loss product isFAKE:<\/p>\n
The product claims weight loss without diet or exercising.<\/p>\n
The product promises instant and permanent weight loss.<\/p>\n
Claims stating that in order to lose weight, all you have to do is take this pill, wear this patch, or apply this cream.<\/p>\n
The product lacks an ingredient list or is on theFDAs list of potentially harmful weight loss products.<\/p>\n
The product cites a long list of clinical studies that are unrelated to the product, outdated, or performed on animals not humans.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Landry encourages consumers to report deceptive ads and products to the FTC by calling 877-FTC-Help. He also recommends checking out theNational Institute of Healths Dietary Supplement Fact SheetsandNutrition.gov, a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.<\/p>\n
To learn more about scams and fraud, visitwww.AGJeffLandry.comor call Attorney General Jeff Landrys Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-351-4889.<\/p>\n
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