Posted on 08/11/2006 6:31:23 PM PDT by WesternCulture
A new advertisement being distributed throughout Sweden is raising fat people's hopes that they can lose weight through their feet. Not, however, by running with them.
According to the Swedish Consumer Agency, the miracle comes in bandage form, is to be placed on the skin on the bottom of the foot and is to be worn at night.
It is supposed to "suck out fat like a vacuum sucks up dirt - up to 44 kilograms of fat straight from the body," according to Doctor Charles Kingston in the advertisement for the company Lipo-Slim Laboratories.
The multi-page ad recommends consumers buy a 499 kronor packet that promises a weight loss of 9-14 kilograms.
"I feel sad for the people who try this," said Mattias Grundström, a legal expert at the consumer agency to The Local on Friday.
"They must be desperate."
He said the Swedish Consumer Agency received 10 complaints in the past two days, a record number to come in during such a short period of time.
"The first step is to inform people of their right to return an item within 14 days, and then we will give the company a chance to prove their product's claims. If they cannot prove them, we will take them to court," he said.
Another product, a pill called Fatkiller, is also raising eyebrows. The consumer agency reviewed the pill for its lofty claims of effortless weight loss.
Both Lipo-Slim Laboratories and Certin AB (maker of Fatkiller) have foreign addresses with post box numbers in Malmö.
Consumers are told to contact the company and tell them they want a refund. They should send a letter to the company and tell them they have changed their minds, as they are entitled to under Swedish consumer law.
If a bill shows up and you don't want to pay for the unused item, tell them you have changed your mind, the Swedish Consumer Agency recommends.
"We have to give them a chance, but our preliminary opinion is that this is just a fake product," said Grundström.
Both Lipo-Slim Laboratories and Certin AB (maker of Fatkiller) have foreign addresses with post box numbers in Malmö.
Malmo!
Just another sick muslim plot to destroy the feng shui of europeans.
"Lipo-Slim"
LOL
Well, it DOES suck! Or so they say.
Only a shade less effective than the weight-loss crap sold over the internet and stores everywhere.
I think that in order for it to work, it has to be worn over the MOUTH, not the feet. ;)
I'm surprised they haven't come out with a
Do it Yourself Liposuction kit.
A scalple, a bandaid, and an sterile wand attachment that fits on your shopvac!
$49.95
Care of Tet68
Malmo, Sweden.
Loose those ugly pounds!
Eat all the Lutfisk you like!
Money back guarantee if you survive.
Skoal!
I read an advertisement for a similar product. It claimed you know it would work because you should weigh yourself just before going to bed. Then, in the morning, you get up and weigh yourself again. Most people don't realize that you are often a pound or two lighter in the morning as you lose water right after arising. Duh! I guess there is a sucker born every minute.
Believe it or not, a good portion of weight loss is through breathing.
Skoal...put a little between your cheek and gum!
Naive fools! Don't they know duct taping the feet keeps the fat in?!?
44 kilograms?? how much is that in pounds?
I sell home Liposuction kits /kidding
Please explain
Most of weight loss is eliminated through.. elimination. Next in line, though, is through the breath, probably as C02? Not sure on that part.
2.2#/kilo. I used to weigh things in Metric.........FRegards
You exhale water vapor when you breathe, but that's not the same as weight loss and it's certainly not sustainable. Perspiration is the same way. That's how you lose roughly a pound overnight, and why you would drop dead from lack of water within a couple of days.
No offense, but do you know what you're talking about or just speculating?
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