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Study: Most weight loss supplements are not effective

2012 MAR 19 -- CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off - it doesn't exist.

Melinda Manore reviewed the evidence surrounding hundreds of weight loss supplements, a $2.4 billion industry in the United States, and said no research evidence exists that any single product results in significant weight loss - and many have detrimental health benefits.

The study is online in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.

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