/oss/taxonomy/term/878/all en /oss/article/health-quackery-supplements-weight-loss/konjac-con <p>I just watched acommercial on TV for "Lipozene." What a miracle product this is! Magical weight loss with no side effects. Whoa...time to reign in the claims.</p> <p>Just take the pills a few times a day and watch the pounds melt away. So goes the claim. Whoaaa. Time to reign in the galloping hyperboles.</p> Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:10:22 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2054 at /oss /oss/article/weight-loss/konjac-and-weight-loss <p>It is unbelievable what people will believe. Especially when it comes to weight loss. No matter how many “magic” pills have come and gone, hope reigns eternal that the next one that comes around will deliver the miracle of melting away the fat without paying attention to calories or energy expenditure.</p> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:08:10 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1875 at /oss