Green tea extract supplements, reviewed with the safety literature attached
A staple of fat-burner formulas, and the one ingredient here where the most important published finding is about harm rather than benefit.
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'Clinically studied' is doing heavy lifting on weight-loss labels
Two words that can mean a rigorous trial or almost nothing at all. Here is what the phrase does not commit a brand to.
Glucomannan, reviewed against its own authorised claim
One of the few weight-management ingredients with a specific authorised health claim behind it in Europe — and a set of conditions most products quietly fail to meet.
GLP-1 drugs reshaped the supplement aisle's marketing language
The supplement category did not compete with prescription weight-loss drugs. It borrowed their vocabulary instead — and that borrowing is the thing worth watching on a label.