Misinformed consumers rely on unproven weight-loss products, a new survey says.
The nation's soaring obesity rates won't fall until Americans stop placing their faith in unproven and possibly fraudulent weight-loss products and treatments. That's the message from some of the nation's top obesity experts, commenting on new data about Americans' continued, naïve hope for the quick fix.
A national survey released last week at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, a scientific group dedicated to the study of obesity, contend that the nation's weight problem — two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese — is exacerbated by the scores of weight-loss products and treatments on the market that make unsubstantiated claims.
Courtesy LA Times
Steve - this a breath of fresh air. I like this organization. Last year, the Obesity Society came out and said for sustained weight-loss and proper balanced eating, meals need to be 30% protein, 50% carbohydrate, and 20% healthy fat. That mirrors our Circle of Health. This year, they say that quick fixes from weight-loss products are not the answer. We could not have said it better ourselves.
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