QuestionThere's a product known as The Ultra Svelt Patch & the promoters on Tv claimed that this patch can help anyone to lose 10kg within a month. All they have to do is stick the patch on any parts of the body. The patch contain 2 mian stuff: fucus & guanine. The patch may contain other stuff but I dont know what they are or if they can trigger cancer. Pls help me to find out. Thank you.
AnswerHello Kate,
The Ultra Svelt Patch is manufactured by Medex (direct marketing company) along with other fucus patches containing the seaweed Fucus Vesiculosis, Guaranine, and sometimes Carnitine.
The seaweed kelp contains iodine, which is supposed to be absorbed through the skin and in theory, can increase thyroid activity and a boost in metabolism. However, there is no evidence that it is indeed absorbed by the skin, as there's no evidence it doesn't.
"The producers claim that they have done studies to show its effectiveness, but there have not been any independent studies done," wrote Cecilia Jamieson, a researcher at Colorado State University. The Federal Trade Commission still investigates a complaint announced in December 2003 that charged companies manufacturing transdermal patches -- Beauty Visions Worldwide, Slimshop, Hydro-Gel Slim Patch, and Slenderstrip -- with "making several false and unsubstantiated weight-loss advertising claims for two seaweed-based transdermal patches." (FTC News Releases for 2004)
There's, however, a "second opinion" about transdermal patches at large
:http://dietandbody.com/Diet_Patches.html
HOpe it helps,
Tanya Zilberter, PhD
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