] The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Utah-based
] company, five related corporations, and three individuals
] operating as a common enterprise with making numerous
] false and unsubstantiated claims for weight-loss and
] fat-loss gels and supplements. The complaint focuses on
] six of the respondents%u2019 heavily promoted products:
] Dermalin, Cutting Gel, and Tummy Flattening Gel (topical
] fat-loss gels with the same active ingredient); Leptoprin
] and Anorex (identical weight-loss supplements for
] %u201Csignificantly overweight%u201D people which
] contained ECA [ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin], an
] additional patented ingredient and calcium); and
] PediaLean (a glucomannan weight-loss supplement for
] children). In an administrative complaint announced
] today, the FTC alleges that the respondents violated the
] FTC Act by making unsubstantiated fat and weight loss
] claims, false claims that clinical testing proves certain
] efficacy claims, and false claims that Daniel B. Mowrey,
] Ph.D, is a medical doctor.

Having seen the commercial for "Leptoprin" dozens of times
on late night TV, I just had to know what was up... nice
to see the feds going after these people for once.

Ads for Various Diet Supplements and Topical Gels Don't Cut the Fat, Says the FTC