FTC Fines Diet Pills Makers For False Claims (Picture-1734990)

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GLENDALE, CA - JANUARY 04: Xenadrine EFX capsules are photographed on January 4, 2007 in Glendale, California. The marketers of four weight loss products, Xenadrine EFX, One-A-Day Weight Smart, CortiSlim and TrimSpa, were fined $25 million by the Federal Trade Commission on January 4 for making false advertising claims. The marketers of Xenadrine EFX, made by Nutraquest, Inc., were levied the largest fine and will pay between $8 million and $12.8 million. The investigated claims included rapid weight loss, reduction in the risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, and cancer. (Photo Illustration by David McNew/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 03: Travis T. Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, talks about dietary supplements during a news conference with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Capitol Hill, February 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Senator McCain discussed new legislation that would improve the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current regulations that would ensure that all dietary supplements sold over the counter are safe and effective. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 03: Jeremy Bloom (R) of the U.S. Olympic Ski Team and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (L) participate in a news conference on dietary supplements, on Capitol Hill, February 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Senator McCain discussed new legislation that would improve the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current regulations that would ensure that all dietary supplements sold over the counter are safe and effective. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 03: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) participates in a news conference on dietary supplements, on Capitol Hill, February 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Senator McCain discussed new legislation that would improve the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current regulations that would ensure that all dietary supplements sold over the counter are safe and effective.(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 03: Travis T. Tygart (R), CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, talks about dietary supplements during a news conference with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)(L) on Capitol Hill, February 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Senator McCain discussed new legislation that would improve the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current regulations that would ensure that all dietary supplements sold over the counter are safe and effective. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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GLENDALE, CA - JANUARY 04: Xenadrine EFX capsules are photographed on January 4, 2007 in Glendale, California. The marketers of four weight loss products, Xenadrine EFX, One-A-Day Weight Smart, CortiSlim and TrimSpa, were fined $25 million by the Federal Trade Commission on January 4 for making false advertising claims. The marketers of Xenadrine EFX, made by Nutraquest, Inc., were levied the largest fine and will pay between $8 million and $12.8 million. The investigated claims included rapid weight loss, reduction in the risk of osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, and cancer. (Photo Illustration by David McNew/Getty Images)

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