A Chinese company is marketing a herbal weight loss patch which its
makers claim helped Bill Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, shed 12 kg (26.5
lb) in under a month.
Customers are instructed to stick the patch to the area of the body
where they want to lose weight and then just watch the fat flow out of
them.
In reality, the oil seeps from the patch itself, which can be seen by
putting it on a warm cup or a television set.
The patch is named after an acupuncture point and translates as
"American Seven-Point Thinness".
Though labeled and sold as an import from the USA -- where it was a
top seller according to
the Chinese advertisements, it is really made by a
local Chinese company.
In the few months it was on the market, the commercials propelled
sales to more than 200 million yuan ($26.32 million)!
The most effective way to lose weight is to exercise and rationally
control what you eat and drink...