{"id":2574,"date":"2009-05-26T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/hoodia-diet-ads-found-misleading.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:20:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:20:38","slug":"hoodia-diet-ads-found-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2574","title":{"rendered":"Hoodia Diet Ads Found Misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Here’s the rule. No one over 12 should believe advertisements, especially when they provide miracle cures. The diet product, hoodia, makes the point.<\/p>\n

A UK company has been told to amend advertising for a hoodia gordonia <\/em>product. Why?<\/p>\n

Because they claimed that it could cause you to reduce calorie intake, lose weight, boost mood, and even act as an aphrodisiac … slim AND sexy!!<\/p>\n

And while they listing its unbelievable accomplishments, they also claimed that Oprah Winfrey (and the stars of Desperate Housewives, no less) had used or recommended hoodia.<\/p>\n

These claims were refuted by a UK advertising standards agency, along with their claim that they had a case study supported by scientific evidence.<\/p>\n

You can read more in this brief note<\/a> in Food Navigator, which also provides great supporting articles on the Hoodia diet product itself. Interestingly, expect this site to give you a very pro-industry point of view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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