I watched it some last season, but only caught the finale of this season that aired last night. Unbelievable! At least a couple people on the show lost over 50% of their original weight.
The winner, Erik, went from over 400 pounds to under 195. Look at these before and after photos:
www.nbc.com/.../erik_before1.jpgwww.nbc.com/.../erik_finale10.jpg
Hard to even believe this is the same guy!
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And I'm sure he'd be happy to sell those to you. However, by law supplements do not need to be effective to be sold. Neither Coenzyme Q10 nor glucosamine are of any proven benefit, having been studied in large randomized clinical trials. Likewise, when studied individually, megadoses of vitamins are not helpful and in some cases may be harmful (Vitamins E and C, to name two).
The only requirement is that they do not claim to cure any disease. They can sell something that claims to strengthen your heart or improve your vision but a claim to cure cancer is a no no. It is a pretty sad state of affairs because people get taken by these scams every day of the week.
And I'm sure he'd be happy to sell those to you. However, by law supplements do not need to be effective to be sold. Neither Coenzyme Q10 nor glucosamine are of any proven benefit, having been studied in large randomized clinical trials. Likewise, when studied individually, megadoses of vitamins are not helpful and in some cases may be harmful (Vitamins E and C, to name two).
The only requirement is that they do not claim to cure any disease. They can sell something that claims to strengthen your heart or improve your vision but a claim to cure cancer is a no no. It is a pretty sad state of affairs because people get taken by these scams every day of the week.
