Slim Coffee: Another Weight Loss Scam
It must be so tempting for unscrupulous entrepreneurs:
Find an obscure weight loss product from somewhere overseas. Re-brand it. Hype it up. Create an infomercial. Make millions.
This time it's Slim Coffee. The claims are impressive: "Reduce appetite. Clinically tested. Lose 5 pounds per week". All from drinking coffee with a few supplements added (or so they say).
The makers of Slim Coffee have been pursued by the FTC - resulting in a $923,000 settlement.
You can see the TV ad (complete with testimonials, rippling abs, and bronzed bikini bodies) here. They even managed to get a certified personal trainer to endorse the product!
As for the clinical trials - I managed to trace the product back to a European product called "Silhouette Express-o". The site is Russian - and gives a telephone number that leads to Moscow. As for the "clinical tests" the only clue we have is this: "Prompt result is confirmed by clinical tests, carried on in Belgium and Italy."
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i think the regular high-octane coffee that i drink now is just fine :) i find coffee to be an appetite suppressent without hoodia or whatever elese in there. i dont believe that a cup of coffee is really going to make you skinny- although, i do wonder how it tastes.
Replyduh- when you read the ingredients and see, laxatives...
ReplyI am wating for "Diet Air"...half the calories of regular air...someone will try and sell it.
ReplyLook what happens when greed for money takes over! It's sad, but many people will fall for this scam. This is why it is so important to return to basics and acquire knowledge!
ReplyThink about what regular coffee can do...if you're on the toilet the whole day, OF COURSE you'll lose 5 pounds in one week!
ReplyWonder what's in it? Coffee makes you pee anyway, so I'm guessing maybe this is some kind of mega diuretic or something. And if it's got a lot of caffeine in it, I could see it giving you abdominal cramps too. Sounds like an excuse to sell overpriced coffee to me.
ReplyHaha - I love it. Clinical trials? No way!
ReplyI drink regular coffee and milk, I get my caffeine fix and some quality protein. Of course this "slim coffee" is just a quick vehicle to separate desperate people from their hard earned cash.
Replyquality protein from 1/4 ounce of milk.. you are an idiot
ReplyAnother product to review. Got to admit this like the 1900s snake oil era.
ReplyYea, maybe if you drink the "special coffee", then go to the gym for 5 hours along with starving yourself all day, then just maybe it would work for you. But hey, many people will fall for this and that's why companies like that are so wealthy.
ReplyIt is not the calories in coffee. The chemical encourage water retention in a lot of people, including myself. Even if I have only a little to eat that day, but I drink coffee, I end up gaining weight.
Reply(this is a personal and documented observation relating to myself)
Up yours Phil!
ReplyThere are available also reliable products like an Italian product, the 100% vegetal FITNESS CAFFE': it's a real healthy cup.
ReplyI know a better alternative, much cheaper too.
Replywww.coffee2slim.com
Healthy coffee that lowers bloodpressure etc. as well as keeping your appetite supressed.
Tastes good too:)
That is a big money if people re-brand and marketing it. Thanks for the information.
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available at lulu.com, amazon.com, barnes and noble,com
Checkout Male Model Fabien on the cover before he dissappeared out of the limelight and Female Model Vicky who looks like Pamela Anderson with black hair or could it be?
ReplyOr and before I forget, if you drink only 4 to 6 cups of coffee without food you can lose 2 to 4 a day. It don't matter what coffee you buy in the shop. It could be cheap coffee. I've tried the coffee fast.
But it is hard though cause you feel dizzy, but losing 10 pounds in 5 days is preety hard going, sometimes I cheated by having 8 biscuits at the end of the day just before bed to ease the hunger.
Replyi want to try it all i here is neg i want to know how much coffee should i drink
Replyif you think you have lost weight by being on this coffee diet then I would like to use you as a subject to prove the placebo effect theory.
ReplyThey are now dumping this on the market in Namibia and South Africa through Game, Trade Centre and a TV product outlet chain.
ReplyThis product will help you loose weight because it contains subitramine, which is a dangerous chemical that sends a signal to your brain that you are full. It is the same chemical as in the weight loss pills Meridia. Subitramine has been banned in many european countries due to fatalities and other serious health risks. Heart attack is the most common side effect, but there are other ones too, such as insomnia, liver or kidney failure, etc.
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