The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, has been cracking the codes of false weight loss products since 2004. One of the main reasons for their work resides in false advertising of dieting pills and patches. According to the Georgia Institute of Technology, substances in dieting pills are processed much differently by the body than patches which require a low molecular weight to be absorbed through the skin. As in the following diet patches, the FTC relies on public opinion to determine a product's weight loss efficiency.
Hoodia Diet Patch
Hoodia's roots as an appetite suppressant transcend its modern day hype and hope of dieters. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine states that African Bushman of the Kalahari first consumed hoodia cactus stems during long hunts to reduce hunger and thirst. The DermaLoss Hoodia Diet Patch is generally positively reviewed by the public. The patch contains hoodia and green tea extracts and converts the food into fuel converter niacin, a member of the B-vitamin family.
Fucus Slimming Patch
Designed by the British company Medex Scientific, these diet patches use seaweed to curb your appetite, speed up your metabolism and break down fat. A 2006 article at ScienceDaily.com says fucoxanthin -- the substance that creates pigmentation in seaweed -- has been found, by researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan, to reduce abdominal fat in animal studies. Seaweed battles the fat paradigm by catalyzing fat oxidation and the conversion of energy to heat. The patches list bladderwrack seaweed as their only ingredient.
Slim Weight Patch
The National Standard Research Collaboration has given the Roduve Healthcare Solution's Slim Weight Patch mixed reviews in terms of weight loss efficiency. The natural therapy evaluation group says the diet patches main ingredients -- Gracinia cambogia and bladderwrack seaweed -- were given "A" and "C" grades due to a possible boost in metabolism that leads to weight loss though more research is needed. The CEO of Roduve stated in a 2010 article of the Wall Street Journal that the patches also provide a "psychological boost."
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