No duh: Hydroxycut might kill you and weight-loss scams don't work

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  Posted by MrsKlingonPasadena Fri May 1, 2009 2:31pm PDT

  Just like cigarettes, why does the Gov't let these companies sell harmful things? Plus, lie to get it sold? PROFIT!!!!

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  Posted by Katie B Fri May 1, 2009 2:31pm PDT

  Ugh... it doesn't suprise me... I tried Hydroxycut all of one time... I didn't even finish the whole bottle, because I didn't like how it made me feel... it made my heart race and feel like it was going to jump out of my throat... so I stopped taking it and advised others to not take any diet pills...

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  Posted by Johnny Manaconda Fri May 1, 2009 2:43pm PDT

  Yeah, this is a big time DUH.....here is a natural way, diet and exercise, huh who woulda thunk it.....here is a good program: http://dFL8.me/thetruthaboutabs

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  Posted by Doktor Eevol Fri May 1, 2009 2:43pm PDT

  I love this article! Thank you thank you thank you.

  Weight loss *is* as simple as not eating more than you expend. But we must all remember that maintaining a healthy weight is a lifelong battle for most people. Such a battle should be regarded with encouragement and support.

  The diet industry is a parasitic industry. We spend forty billion dollars a year collectively - all for what? All we get is just more food hang ups, dangerous or completely ineffective diet supplements, irreversible organ damage, and an empty wallet. I would think forty billion dollars is better spent a million other ways than this.

  I tried a hydroxycut-like supplement waaaay back when it had ephedra. It was one of the worst mistakes I ever made. It smelled and tasted nasty, and it made my heart palpitate. Never again.

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  Posted by Elayne Fri May 1, 2009 2:59pm PDT

  The only way to lose weight is to EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE. No crazy diet or magic pill is going to do it.

  And, once the weight is off, you can NEVER go back to your old diet and exercise (or lack of exercise) routine.

  Please use your head. If you were gaining ten pounds a year prior to going on a diet, then the minute you go off that diet to your old lifestyle, you'll start gaining ten pounds a year again.

  http://losingweightafter45isab---- .blogspot.com/

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  Posted by A F Fri May 1, 2009 4:24pm PDT

  Again, huh? This news is just the latest example (previous ones being Fen-Phen and ephedra) of why we should *not* trust the supplement industry to sell products that are safe and effective. I understand that some supplement industry supporters are making the accusation that the government is acting against Hydroxycut to take it out of the market so that a competing product can be sold instead...of course, the FDA is doing so because the agency is in the pocket of the pharmaceutical companies. Right--and the pill pushers in the supplement industry are in business purely for altruistic reasons.

  To MrsKlingonPasadena's question, one reason these harmful things can be sold is that the pill pushers were de-regulated in 1994, in the DSHEA law (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.) This law, which was promoted as a way to preserve consumer freedom of choice, defined "dietary supplements" as separate from drugs, so they cannot be regulated as such. Now we see the results--again--of trusting industry to do the right thing without regulatory oversight.

  But the good thing about this is that it might raise consumer awareness and empower people to make a truly informed choice. Regulations alone can't stop people from wishing for a magical way to lose weight, but perhaps the track record of the pill pushers will convince more people to eat healthy, exercise regularly, find ways to reduce stress (or whatever emontions trigger overeating), and trust their bodies, not the supplement industry...

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  Posted by jenniferw Fri May 1, 2009 6:19pm PDT

  if there was a pill/potion we could take that would make us skinny do you think there would be so many overweight people? and yes brandy looks really damn good in her "before" picture

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  Posted by Cindy Fri May 1, 2009 8:03pm PDT

  i used this product in 2006,loved it ! lost 35 lbs. but with all good things ,you can not take it forever.im sorry to see it get pulled.as for you people that say "eat less,exercise more" p_ss off. some of us need a little more help..:P

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  Posted by Ultrabeige Fri May 1, 2009 11:58pm PDT

  It's so hard in our culture to sustain a healthy weight without all these darn food temptations. We're so hard on ourselves that a lot of us reward it by food (i.e., going to this restaurant, eating a guilty pleasure, etc.). You think about "get togethers" and it's all about the food & drinks...right or wrong, it's how we unwind.

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  Posted by Zeplin522 Sat May 2, 2009 5:33am PDT

  I'm surprised at the amount of people who really think loosing

  weight is as easy as taking a pill. If these worked would we be

  facing an obesity problem. Eating less and movong more is the

  best and safest way to loose weight, and while for some its a

  little more difficult, its still safer.

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