Produced by Joss Fong, Joe Posner, Alex Hawley; narrated by Julia Belluz.
Further reading:
“Why ‘metabolism boosters’ are bullsh*t,” Julia Belluz, Vox
“The Operator: Is the most trusted doctor in America doing more harm than good?” Michael Specter, The New Yorker
“Over-the-counter weight-loss pills: Do they work?” Mayo Clinic
“Navigating Dietary Supplement Regulations,” John Dankosky, NPR Science Friday
“An Evidence-Based Review of Fat Modifying Supplemental Weight Loss Products,” Amy M. Egras, William R. Hamilton, Thomas L. Lenz, and Michael S. Monaghan, Journal of Obesity via NCBI
“Weight Loss, Diets, and Supplements: Does Anything Work?”
Jackie L. Boucher, MS, RD, LD, CDE, Kimberly J. Shafer, MS, RD, LD and Jodi A. Chaffin, RPh, Diabetes Spectrum
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