FDA Investigation Leads To Prison Sentence For Woman Who Claimed To Cure 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'

Now if it would only go after the diet experts and their false claims.

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations announced that a New Jersey woman has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for falsely claiming that she could cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly called "'Lou Gehrig's Disease.'"

This seems clearly untrue:

"'The FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations aggressively pursues those that provide false hope to patients by making unproven medical claims to unsuspecting patients - many with serious or life-threatening conditions who are desperate for a medical cure,' said Terry Vermillion, director of FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations."

Maybe it is true if FDA wants to beat its chest taking on a single individual. Big deal.

While millions are hurt by bad diet advice from experts, diet gurus, the sick care industry, talk show hosts, Big Pharma, publishers, the media, etc., the FDA pulverizes this one person.

If they need to go after one person, try Oprah. She has single-handedly cast an Orwellian pall over the weight loss industry.

It is like Animal Farm.

The pig is in charge.

But, in case I am wrong about the veracity of the above quote, give FDA a holler if you tried an expert's weight loss program and failed.

For starters, you can refer them here, here and here.

Here is the FDA's link: http://www.fda.gov