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The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don’t Want You to Know About

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The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don’t Want You to Know About: How It Works

The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don’t Want You to Know About claims the cure is "clinically proven, all natural substances that will melt away 30 pounds in 30 days, without dieting, hunger, cravings, exercise, deprivation or surgery -- guaranteed."  Not only will you lose those 30 pounds, but the author promises the loss will come from trouble areas such as stomach, hips, thighs, and buttocks. And the best part, he says, is that you will keep the weight off for good. 

Eating primarily organic fruits, vegetables, salads, and coconut oil, along with plenty of water, is just the beginning. The ritual of daily injections, taking digestive enzymes and a whole host of expensive, special-order pills, bodily cleanses, and walking an hour a day is supposed to turn your body into a "fat burning machine."

Experts say it over and over again: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Who wouldn't sign up for a program that could actually deliver these kinds of claims? If it were that simple, why would we have an obesity epidemic in the U.S.? 

American Dietetic Association spokeswoman Roberta Anding, MS, RD, points out that The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About meets several criteria for "junk science."  She recommends consulting the Food and Nutrition Science Alliances' "Ten Red Flags of Junk Science" before you plunk down money for any diet plan that sounds too good to be true.

And what are the 10 red flags? According to the FNSA, they are:

  • Recommendations that promise a quick fix.
  • Dire warnings of danger from a single product or regimen.
  • Claims that sound too good to be true.
  • Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex scientific study.
  • Recommendations based on a single study.
  • Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations.
  • Lists of "good" and "bad" foods.
  • Recommendations made to help sell a product.
  • Recommendations based on studies published without peer review.
  • Recommendations from studies that ignore difficulties among individuals or groups.

The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don’t Want You to Know About: What You Can Eat

Not much. In chapter 8 of The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don’t Want You to Know About, the author spells out the very short list of foods to eat and the long list of foods to avoid. The following program is supposed to result in weight loss, even while you sleep:

  • Drink 8 glasses of pure water daily.
  • Eat a big breakfast.
  • Consume no MSG, aspartame, artificial sweeteners, diet sodas, diet food, high-fructose corn syrup, fast food, hydrogenated oil, white sugar or flour, artificial color, natural or artificial flavor, palm oil, dextrose, fructose, soy protein isolates, and any foods with ingredients you cannot pronounce.
  • Buy organic food from health-food stores or farmers markets and avoid brand-name products from large food companies.
  • No eating after 6 p.m.
  • Consume 100% organic, virgin, unrefined coconut oil.
  • Rid yourself of the urge to eat when you are not hungry.
  • Give into one of your cravings each day.
  • Eat large salads at lunch and dinner.
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