265: SENSA!

Published: Aug. 23, 2023, 11:30 a.m.

BREAKING NEWS! We just discovered the biggest weight loss breakthrough of the 21st century!! It\u2019s definitely not a scam!!!!!!!!!1\xa0
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\nYou don\u2019t need to diet! You don\u2019t need to exercise! Simply sprinkle Sensa on your food, then watch the weight fall off! IT\u2019S THAT EASY!\xa0
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\n\u2026Please don\u2019t ask any questions about how the product works. Definitely don\u2019t ask about the clinical trials. Just hand over your credit card and check those critical thinking skills at the door.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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\nIn this episode, Kristin pulled from:
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\u201cThe healthy skeptic: Sensa promises to curb eating,\u201d by Chris Woolston for the Los Angeles Times
\n\u201cChicago doctor\u2019s claims fail FTC smell test,\u201d by Julie Deardorff and Karisa King for the Chicago Tribune
\n\u201cFeds crack down on 4 bogus weight loss aids,\u201d by Matthew Perrone for the Associated Press
\n\u201cSensa products feels weight of FTC,\u201d by Ricardo Lopez for the Los Angeles Times
\nSensa\u2019s 2011 Infomercial
\nSensa Dance Commercial
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