Dr. Oz Voted onto TINA.org’s Wall of Shame

Readers say TV doctor shilling too many questionable products.

Labrada Nutrition’s Garcinia Cambogia

Glowing Testimonials Vanish in Wake of TINA.org article

Website disappears following publication of TINA.org investigative article.

Pure Green Coffee

UPDATE 11/15/16: A U.S. district court judge has ordered that Pure Green Coffee pitchman Nicholas Congleton pay $30 million after the FTC alleged that Congleton deceived consumers using false weight-loss claims.…

Five Suspect Phrases in Weight Loss Ads

Congress focuses on weight loss ad scams this week.

Buckpower

Senior Life Health

We saw this ad promising a variety of healthy remedies that cover a long list of physical ailments for seniors. These “essentials” are deemed “natural” by Senior Life Health and…

Can You Spot a Bogus Weight-Loss Ad Claim?

Here’s a reality check.

VPX Meltdown Fat Incinerator Supplement

Vemma Declared Pyramid Scheme by Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Says Vemma’s U.S. Reforms Fall Short MADISON, Conn., April 24, 2014 — An analysis by advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has determined that Vemma Nutrition Company’s new compensation plan is…

Lose 11 LBS Fast!

We’ve seen this ad across the web, and it set off our suspic-o-meters: Clicking on the ad takes you to a website that poses as a health news site, but…

FDA Proposes Food Labeling Changes

Agency seeks to account for portions Americans really eat.

Seven Lies You’re Likely To Hear Today

1. You can lose weight without diet or exercise. 2. You can make easy, honest money with no risk. 3. You can get a free iPad. 4. This product has…

Probiotics: What You Need to Know

Hype or miraculous cure-all?

Dolphin Intertrade Corporation

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Dolphin Intertrade Corporation because the company is allegedly marketing supplements that contain an unapproved prescription drug ingredient. According to the FDA, Dolphin…

Special Investigation: Vemma

Opportunity for financial freedom or pyramid scheme?

Wellness Support Network

Wellness Support Network sells dietary supplements, including a supplement for diabetes, on its website realfoodnutrients.com. Among other claims, Wellness Support Network says that the benefits of its diabetes supplement “Glucose…

C4, M5 and N0 Extreme Supplements

Campbell Soup and The American Heart Association

DrFuhrman.com Immunotect

From the continuing chronicles of supplements making outrageous claims: DrFuhrman.com pitched its Immunotect dietary supplement with claims that it could attack “cancerous cells” and had “anti-cancer effects.” The Council for…