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Terrible Tabloids And Their Weight Loss Lies
Terrible Tabloids And Their Weight Loss Lies

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Terrible Tabloids And Their Weight Loss Lies

2025-08-04T21:41:43-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame|

For as long as I can remember, I’ve noticed those tabloid rags at the supermarket checkout line. It’s hard not to. I’m a captive audience - just standing there while the person in front of me fumbles with coupons - and right at eye level are the wildest headlines. But I don’t just notice them because I’m bored. I notice them because I’m a professional fat loss coach, and when I see outrageous health and weight loss claims, warning alarms go off in my head.

Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say
Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say

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Diet Myths: 20 Things That Quacks, Cons And Charlatans Say

2025-07-07T13:19:09-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

It’s an amazing time to be alive. Today, there’s not only more health fitness and nutrition knowledge available at your fingertips than ever before, but also more evidence-based (scientific) information. The problem in this new internet age is that mixed in with some of the best info we have ever had, is an equal if not larger amount of misinformation circulated by quacks, cons and charlatans. In this post, Tom Venuto debunks 20 of the biggest diet myths

Craziest Supplement Scam I’ve Ever Seen
Craziest Supplement Scam I’ve Ever Seen

Hall of Shame, Supplements

Craziest Supplement Scam I’ve Ever Seen

2025-04-26T05:06:49-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Supplements|

I've been in the health and fitness business for 35 years, and I thought I'd seen it all. But here we are in 2025 and I'm afraid the BS is more rampant than ever. I hope you're being careful out there. The ethics of the weight loss and fitness industry have fallen off a cliff. Every time I think the supplement industry can't stoop lower, it does. This one takes the cake:

The Shocking Truth About Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) To Build Muscle And Burn Fat
The Shocking Truth About Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) To Build Muscle And Burn Fat

Abs, Classic Posts, Gain Muscle, Hall of Shame

The Shocking Truth About Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) To Build Muscle And Burn Fat

2023-09-03T12:36:32-04:00By Tom Venuto|Abs, Classic Posts, Gain Muscle, Hall of Shame|

The "Shocking" truth about electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). Shocking. Get it? Sorry, bad pun - I couldn't resist. But this deserves to be poked fun at. "Attach electrodes to your belly, turn on the current, [...]

The 7 Scariest Weight Loss Diets
The 7 Scariest Weight Loss Diets

Classic Posts, Hall of Shame

The 7 Scariest Weight Loss Diets

2023-11-03T09:25:27-04:00By Tom Venuto|Classic Posts, Hall of Shame|

Happy Halloween season! You think that horror flick you watched or that haunted house you visited was scary? The most terrifying things I’ve ever seen weren't produced by Wes Craven or found in a theme park - they're weight loss fads!

Keto Diet Lies And Keto Diet Myths
Keto Diet Lies And Keto Diet Myths

Hall of Shame, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Keto Diet Lies And Keto Diet Myths

2021-04-08T10:22:04-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

There is such a thing as a scientific keto diet. There is such a thing as a well-informed person who goes on keto for a specific reason that’s perfectly logical. There is such a thing as a person who succeeds on keto, including successful maintenance. Keto diets can work, and are not necessarily harmful. I am not writing this to bash keto. However I am here to expose keto diet lies and bust keto diet myths that need to die.

Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss Is A Scam
Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss Is A Scam

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Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss Is A Scam

2020-09-19T18:49:57-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame|

If there is one food, supplement or folk remedy hyped with the longest list of supposed health benefits, including “It burns fat too!” it’s got to be apple cider vinegar. The truth is, apple cider vinegar is not a fat burner. At best, it’s half a salad dressing. Even then, balsamic is better…

Ridiculous Supplement Company Ads: A Cautionary Tale
Ridiculous Supplement Company Ads: A Cautionary Tale

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Ridiculous Supplement Company Ads: A Cautionary Tale

2020-08-15T20:43:43-04:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Supplements|

The last time I bought a muscle magazine must have been 13 or 14 years ago. But I confess, the other day in the gym, there were three bodybuilding mags sitting on the bike, and [...]

Fat Water And Fat-Burning Fats?
Fat Water And Fat-Burning Fats?

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Fat Water And Fat-Burning Fats?

2019-02-19T21:27:05-05:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Supplements|

I almost spit out my high protein oatmeal pancake all over my Macbook this morning when I saw this! I was reading my email, eating breakfast, when I came across this message from a Burn [...]

Green Coffee Bean Extract Exposed: Another So-Called “Miracle Fat Burner” Makes The Hall of Shame
Green Coffee Bean Extract Exposed: Another So-Called “Miracle Fat Burner” Makes The Hall of Shame

Hall of Shame, Supplements

Green Coffee Bean Extract Exposed: Another So-Called “Miracle Fat Burner” Makes The Hall of Shame

2019-02-19T21:29:27-05:00By Tom Venuto|Hall of Shame, Supplements|

Since 1989, when I started in the fitness business, I’ve seen dozens of diet supplements burst onto the scene, sell into the multi-millions, only to drop off the map and end up buried in the [...]