Here is a lesson from personal experience: Do not, under any circumstance, walk into a store, grab a bottle of water and start drinking it without looking first at its label.

Why? Because Jana Skinny Water might be at that store. What is wrong with Jana Skinny Water? Where do I start? I am glad you asked.

The good thing about this water is the fact that it does not contain calories or ephedra. This, in and of itself, could be a reason to celebrate. Wait, maybe if it did contain ephedra, its weight loss claims would hold, wait for it, water - - imagine that!

So while Skinny Water does not contain ephedra, it does make rather preposterous bold weight loss and health claims:

-100% All Natural Appetite Suppressant

-Helps to curb appetite and reduce body weight (3x greater than diet and exercise alone)

-Increases fat burning

-Increases levels of serum serotonin

-Maintains healthy cholesterol levels

Research shows that drinking more than four glasses of water a day could help some people lose weight. It is also known that drinking a glass of water before each meal could help curb appetite.

With that in mind, is it just a coincidence that Jana Skinny Water officially recommends drinking “1 bottle [of Skinny Water] 3 times a day 30-60 minutes before each sensible meal�?

You decide… According to Skinny Water, it “features an all natural, clinically proven ingredient, HCA – Hydroxycitric Acid (“Super CitriMaxâ€?)â€?, which is responsible for said claims.

Translation: A few animal studies and some human trials seem to suggest that Super CitriMax and HCA might be effective for weight control, but the data is not strong.

Clearly, more studies are needed to prove its effectiveness as a weight loss aid. Jana Skinny Water, on another hand, has not been studied at all.