| Weight loss solutions, such as the diet patch, have | | | | the kidneys and livero How Diet Patches Work |
| been heralded as a miracle cure all for excessive | | | | A weight loss solutions diet patch is applied as an |
| body fat. But are they? Before spending your hard | | | | adhesive to the skin, allowing the ingredients to be |
| earned money on a patch you should consider their | | | | directly absorbed into the body instead of through the |
| ingredients, how they work, and current marketing | | | | digestive system. Once on, the patch releases natural |
| scams.o Diet Patch Ingredients | | | | chemicals that will either increase metabolism, stimulate |
| Diet patches come in many different forms but | | | | the nervous system or suppress appetite. |
| generally promote appetite suppression, metabolism | | | | The patch can be worn anytime and under clothing but |
| boosting, or lean body mass building. Common | | | | see package labeling for specific product length of |
| ingredients are as follows: | | | | time wear.o Current Marketing Scams |
| Herba Mate - suppresses hunger cravings | | | | The US Federal Trade Commission has cited a weight |
| Guarana - South American Native stimulant used to | | | | loss solutions patch manufacturer for claiming to flush |
| treat stress | | | | out the fat from your system once you apply it to |
| Hoodia - appetite suppressor and lean body mass | | | | your skin. However, laboratory reports eventually |
| promoter | | | | proved the patch itself contained a special oily |
| Fucus Vesiculosus - ocean plant extract used for fat | | | | substance that actually looked like fat, tricking the |
| metabolism | | | | consumer into thinking it's their own body fat. As a |
| 5 HTP - prevents carb cravings, binge eating and | | | | point of fact, fat cannot be extracted from the body |
| promotes serotonin production | | | | through the skin. |
| L-Carnitine - fat burner and promotes mitochondrial | | | | Another common scam to look out for are erroneous |
| energy processing | | | | testimonials posted on weight loss patch websites. All |
| Zinc Pyruvate - decreases blood sugar, stimulant, lean | | | | too often they will have several people on there with |
| muscle mass builder, and lowers bad cholesterol in the | | | | before-and-after pictures claiming to have lost weight |
| blood | | | | using this product. However many times the reality is |
| Lecithin - prevents plaque buildup of bad cholesterol | | | | either the ad was manufactured by the webmaster or |
| and fats in the arteries and acts as an antioxidant for | | | | endorsements were paid to the participants. |