board-certified over at the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) site. And, even though his website states he’s “an active member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP)”, a quick search there doesn’t even show his name as a weight loss doctor in Georgia (he’s based in Atlanta, according to his website).
Just some things that make you go “hmm“, folks.
So do your homework—though in this case, why bother. It’s like that old adage: when eight people tell you you’re drunk, lie down. Well, if there’s 12 statements on a single ad that need disclaimers, maybe think about taking a pass on whatever they’re selling.
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The FDA and FTC are finally taking action against people selling "homeopathic hcg" as a miracle diet, but the sellers of Rx hcg for weight loss – the Simeons protocol, which is considered refuted by science – are not yet being shut down. Miracle diet scams are, in other words, a dime a dozen and for every one that gets shut down another handful or more will take their place. Dieting seems to be one of the most fertile areas for peddlers of quackery.