By Anita Marlay
Posted Aug. 23, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
You may have see recent news reports about Dr. Oz being questioned by Sen. Claire McCaskill during a Senate hearing to examine the deceptive advertising and marketing practices of weight-loss products and their effects on American consumers. This is part of the Federal Trade Commission crackdown effort, Operation Failed Resolution, which began in January.
With about 70 percent of U.S. adults obese or overweight and looking for a miracle diet fix, it’s not surprising that there were more victims of fraudulent weight loss claims than of any other type of fraud.
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