Weight Loss

Repeat offender gets $3.7 million FTC fine over disease claims

Repeat offender gets $3.7 million FTC fine over disease claims

By Hank Schultz

A dietary supplement company that has received a previous warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to a $3.7 million fine to settle a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Maine for making over the top disease...

SATIN chief: “...even if not combined with another effective mono-therapy it could become a very powerful tool.”

"We hope to develop a pill for fexaramine within 24 to 36 months to try in humans."

Satiety pill shows metabolic syndrome potential: Mice study

By Shane STARLING

The mainstream press has latched onto a mouse study that shows a bile-controlling, gut restricted pharma intervention can mimic food intake and therefore potentially be an obesity beater. But could it pass clinical inspection? One weight loss researcher...

Payouts begin in massive FTC weight loss settlement

Payouts begin in massive FTC weight loss settlement

By Hank Schultz

Another high profile FTC case reaches a conclusion of sorts this week as the agency started mailing out checks to consumers it says were mislead by claims for the weight  loss product Sensa.  The payout totals more than $26 million.

Dietary fibres could help battle obesity by driving changes in the ratio of bacterial species in our gut microbiota.

Gut bacteria ‘shift’ from fibre could aid weight loss

By Nathan Gray

Dietary fibre can cause a shift in the gut toward beneficial bacteria may have the potential to assist in weight loss, while also reducing the risk of colon cancer, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases, say researchers.

What I Learned from Oz

What I Learned from Oz

By Steve Mister, President & CEO, CRN

Two weeks ago, I had the responsibility of representing the dietary supplement industry at a hearing about weight loss scams before the Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the Commerce Committee in the U.S. Senate. Sitting at the witness table, two seats...

Eating prunes can help weight loss

Eating prunes can help weight loss

By Maggie Hennessy

Research from the University of Liverpool found that including prunes in weight may control diets and even improve weight loss. But can the dried plum get past its image problem?

Weight loss category made up of many varied segments

Weight loss category made up of many varied segments

By Maggie Hennessy

Much more than just a single category, the weight loss market is striated into multiple segments based on consumers’ varying attitudes, behaviors and motivations, according to a study by consumer products consulting firm Abunda. 

New biomarkers could soon be used to aid weight management by helping to know whether people will respond well to shifts in diet and lifestyle.

Epigenetic biomarkers may predict if diets are working

By Nathan Gray

Researchers have identified five epigenetic biomarkers that are associated with better weight loss responses - a finding that help researchers identify if certain diets and lifestyles are working.

Amway bases new weight management plans on in-home genetic test

Amway bases new weight management plans on in-home genetic test

By Hank Schultz

Network selling giant Amway has launched an integrated weight management program based on genetic testing.  The program uses a simple test kit to help consumers determine which of several weight loss regimens will work best for them.

Meridia withdrawal has raised issue issue of sibutramine contamination

Wall Street Journal raises subatramine contamination question

By Shane Starling

Following last Friday’s decision by Abbott Laboratories to pull its sibutramine-containing weight loss drug Meridia due to concerns about side effects, questions are being asked about dietary supplement contamination with the substance.

FTC endorsement guide revisions to reflect new marketing

FTC endorsement guide revisions to reflect new marketing

By Lorraine Heller

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing final recommendations on a review of the use of endorsements in product advertising, which it hopes will address the continuing problem of deception in a significantly changed marketing environment.

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