I was so pleased to just read the consumer update Beware of Fraudulent Weight-Loss ‘Dietary Supplements’ posted by the FDA two days ago.   Since I’ve become a dietitian, the magic bullet supplement or diet pill industry has been a thorn in my side.   I’ve had many clients and patients over the years describe their habitual visits to GNC, the Vitamin Shoppe, or lately the internet purchasing hundreds of dollars of items that are supposed to help with weight loss, melt the fat off, or expedite the burn.   Now the FDA is speaking out and I’m thrilled.   Not only was I happy to see this consumer update, but I learned something as well.   Did you know that federal regulators have evidence that some dietary supplements contain hidden prescription drugs that haven’t been adequately studied on humans?   The FDA also found that some weight- loss drugs still contained sibutramine, which was taken off the market in 2010 because it caused strokes and heart problem...

It is my opinion that the topic of nutrition is like politics.   Everyone thinks they know a lot about it, and for the most part people do know the basics, but when it comes down to the need to make individual change, there’s a lot of talk and little visible action.   This is why for the most part when strangers, friends, and even family speak of nutrition; I keep my mouth shut unless it’s worth discussing.   It is not my desire to come off as a no it all even though the amount of organic chemistry, biochemistry, and anatomy I’ve ingrained in my head far outweighs most of the general public or that my years of experience proves results with many clients.   I am mostly happy that people are interested in the subject and always very interested in what’s out there.   Still, at the end of the day 65% of the United States is still overweight with one third being OBESE.   So it is not unusual, that I have been relatively quiet on the HCG ‘diet’ except for a...