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Recently a variety of vitamins, nutrients and food supplements have been offered for sale on the Internet. Many of these ads (as well as E-mail solicitations and faxes) claim these products will help in muscle building or provide an aid to people who are attempting to lose weight. In other cases, these pills are said to aid people who suffer from insomnia or other common ailments and discomforts.
In many cases, these products do not provide the benefits they claim and in some cases the pills contain chemicals which can prove dangerous to some consumers. Reportedly at least three deaths have occurred from effects of so-called health supplements--which are not regulated by the FDA.
This is not to imply that there may not be legitimate Internet marketing of quality vitamin products by respected health supplement manufacturers. However, consumers are warned to be exceptionally skeptical of products that seem too good to be true and "amazing new discoveries."
Additionally, it is strongly suggested that consumers check out any unknown manufacturer of such supplements (or the discoverer or "doctor") to avoid buying placebos or potentially dangerous tablets manufactured in someone's basement. At Loss Prevention Concepts, Ltd., we also recommend that consumers not respond to unsolicited E-mail ads of this type.
Before committing to any on line vitamin or food supplement purchase it is also wise to check with a pharmacist or doctor to determine the validity of the manufacturer's claims and determine if any negative side effects can occur. It also makes sense to avoid purchasing any of these "wonder cures" without knowing exactly what they contain. In some cases, the same vitamins, nutrients or supplements may be available over-the-counter for a fraction of the cost of the products being touted on line.
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