Find resources and information for spotting suspicious health claims and links for checking out food and nutrition myths and misinformation. Includes resources specific to weight loss diets and products.
Consumer Corner: Online Health Information USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center. Useful collection of guidelines and information designed to help Internet users learn how to evaluate health claims and products.
Consumer Protection: Health Federal Trade Commission. Describes law enforcement and consumer education campaign and offers information for consumers on how to recognize health fraud, guidance for businesses on how to market health products and services truthfully.
National Council Against Health Fraud National Council Against Health Fraud. Private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems.
Quackwatch Quackwatch. Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
Low-Carb Foods: Less Than Meets the Eye University of California-Berkeley. Berkeley Wellness Letter. Explains the low-carb trend and its health implications.
Weight Loss Products and Programs Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. Offers analysis of weight loss products and plans; examples of ineffective products are given.
