Ridiculous Diet Gadgets and Weight Loss Scams

Some of the Most Outrageous Diet Gadgets in the Last 15 Years!

Unfortunately, living in a world filled with advertisements and media influences, we are surrounded by diet, food, and weight images everywhere we look. There is a new diet fad every few months, diet warnings of what to eat and not eat, diet tips, etc. Many of these diets are ridiculous and use the media to try to get people to buy certain products. These advertisements and claims tend to create a culture where we are never supposed to be satisfied with our bodies! However, some humor may be found in the absurdness of many of the diet and weight loss gadgets that have emerged throughout the years. The following in a list of some of the worst and most ridiculous diet gadgets….and yes….people did buy these! 

1. Get Slim Slippers: these slippers are supposed to slim you down by using by using magnets, reflexology science, and gravity. Taken together, these help to “naturally” increase your metabolism and activate nerves connected to digestion and eating habits. 

2. Eyeglasses: There were eyeglasses being sold claiming to suppress the appetite by using color lenses. These lenses were supposed to project a certain image onto people’s eyes to lesson the desire to eat. (What did they see….I wonder….) 

3. Earrings: weight-loss earrings were being sold that were custom-fit to the person’s ears. They were supposed to fit the ear while hitting points similar to those in acupuncture that aid in controlling hunger. 

4. Svelt PATCH: This is a patch that a person can stick anywhere that is supposed to trigger fat burning, absorb fat, stimulate the thyroid, stimulate the metabolism, fight water retention, control appetite, and help prevent muscle loss. Quite the list of claims! 

5. Shoe Insoles: These are insoles that a person is supposed to slip into their shoes they have little knobs that are supposed to hit certain reflex centers through acupressure and make you look slimmer.