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bogus diet products

Fat-free French Fries Maker: Does it Work?

July 23, 2006

Really dumb product alert!
I saw this gadget at a thrift shop and had to have it. The picture sold me. Note how nice and crispy brown the fries appear? How exactly do they achieve that remarkable result in a microwave?
NewsChannel 11 in Lubbock Texas has a wonderful weekly feature called “Does it Work.” Apparently [...]

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Weight Loss Gum: Chew Your Way Thin

May 11, 2006

A new wonder product in the world of weight loss! Weight loss chewing gum.
This is just about as good idea as the weight loss suckers I wrote about previously. If the gum numbed your mouth or contained cocaine, it might work, otherwise, forget it. There’s no way two pieces of gum is going to contain [...]

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Zantrex 3 Diet Pills – Don’t Buy Them, Make Your Own

November 5, 2004

I saw a bottle of Zantrex Diet Pills at my local Safeway store so grabbed them to see what’s inside.
Can you say, “Rip-off?” This wonderful product contains nothing more than caffeine in various forms such as Yerba mate, guarana, damiana, cocoa nut, kola nut, and rice flour. Rice flour? What’s that in there for? [...]

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