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Fat Magnet trial. (fraudulent weight-loss pill)
FAT MAGNET TRIAL
Susan Schacht details the recent trial of the promoters of the Fat Magnet weight-loss pill in her description of deceptive weight-loss claims and health gimmicks (Transcript Telegram, Holyoke, Massachusetts, June 13, 1989). Schacht also provides useful information on Anorex 2000 which relies upon EAB, a mild anesthetic that numbs the taste buds.
Fat Magnet ads ran in 725 newspapers (Schact says that none ran in California because of its aggressive action against health fraud). The Fat Magnet is made of cellulose which allegedly binds with fat and prevents its absorption. A former clinical UCLA cardiologist, Dr. William Shell, is touted as the Fat …
