XENADRINE EFX, CORTI SLIM, TRIM SPA AND ONE-A-DAY WEIGHT SMART ALL WERE FINED!!

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims ranging from rapid weight loss to reducing the risk of serious illnesses like cancer, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s.

“Paying for fad science is a good way to lose cash, not pounds,” FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said of the products, which advertised heavily on television, in magazines and on the Internet. (There everywhere)

“Testimonials from individuals are not a substitute for science,” she said. “And that’s what Americans need to understand. The marketers are required to back up the claims with the science, and if they can’t do that they can’t make the claim.”

Fines were levied against marketers of Xenadrine EFX, One A Day Weight Smart, CortiSlim and TrimSpa. The companies all say they have accepted the FTC fines, but without admitting guilt or accepting liability, CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes reports.