“It’s the women’s weight-loss supplement that you add to your water to create a delicious drink – a true step up from the usual ‘diet’ drinks.

SLIMQUICK works in six ways to help address the physical reasons women have trouble losing weight.

So add SLIMQUICK to your healthy diet and exercise program,” says the ad for SLIMQUICK.

A regular weight loss plan only works in two ways (diet and exercise), but SLIMQUICK works in six ways. Wow, it must be good, right? (more…)

Oh, no! Curvelle is going to be pissed. It is no longer the only weight loss product specifically formulated for women. Now Slimquick Hoodia claims to be the only hoodia designed for women as well.

Slimquick Hoodia contains green tea, calcium, vitamin D3, and hoodia. Why would this concoction not work for men? Could it be that it does not work at all? Just like Skinny Water, hoodia is marketed as a potent appetite suppressant, however, scientific evidence in support of such claims are weak. (more…)

Move over clenbuterol, according to recent media reports, big time celebrities use Skinny Water to help them lose weight and they also hope that it will help them stick to those New Year’s diet resolutions.

So does Skinny Water work? Can it help you lose those unwanted pounds? Skinny Water comes in a variety of flavors and claims to suppress your appetite while keeping you properly hydrated.

Skinny Water contains Super CitriMax and ChromeMate, which according to some studies seem to curb appetite. However, it is unclear if Skinny Water is an effective appetite suppressant, it has not been studied. (more…)

Italian scientists are developing diets pills that can make you feel full for 5 hours. The pill expands to the size of a tennis ball after reaching your stomach and then slowly deflates.

You’ll need to chase the drug with a glass or two of water, which triggers dietary fibers within the medication to swell. The researchers hope to have the weight-loss aid on the market in 2008. (more…)

After the FDA banned a popular weight-loss supplement ephedra, many people assumed that finally, after hundreds of cases of dizziness and heart palpitations, the safety issue had been laid to rest. Not so fast, says Dr. Tod Cooperman, of the independent research firm consumerlab.com.

Caffeine: weight loss Recent testing by Cooperman suggests that some manufacturers have just jacked up a new generation of “safe” supplements with caffeine. Lots of caffeine. His tests found that the maximum daily dose of Ripped Fuel, for example, had 581 mg of caffeine, roughly equal to a 12-pack of diet cola. (more…)