Let’s take a quick look at a handful of the promises and phrases that can be found on some of the typical bottles of Hydroxycut, a diet and body-building pill that was just recalled by the FDA, following reports of liver damage and other health issues.
- Decrease bodyfat by an average of 7.5%
(I’m not sure if people dead for a month have an avg that high) - Increase Norepinephrine by 40%
(If you have to look it up, maybe you have enough already) - Maximum Strength Thermogenesis
(I haven’t achieved that level since the eighties when I added what I thought was sugar to my coffee and wandered into Studio 54) -
Rapid Release Liquid Dispersion Technology
(Actually, my bladder has had that feature for some time) -
Radically Amplifies Women’s Key Fat Burning Hormone
(Honey, can you turn down your weightloss, I’m trying to watch TV) - So Strong You Can Feel It
(Actually, that’s your liver dissolving)
Even though most of these claims have a big old asterisk next to them, people still buy the stuff in droves. Hydroxycut was the market leader before today and sold about a million bottles a year.
One of two things has to happen. Either the FDA needs to start regulating these supplements before they hit the shelves or people have got to be a little more skeptical before they swallow this crap.
