How To Tell If A Diet Is A Sham

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Jared points out his amusing list of the top 10 ways to tell if a weight loss program is a buncha snake oil.

Jared points out his amusing list of the top 10 ways to tell if a weight loss program is a buncha snake oil.

• The term “washboard abs” makes an appearance.
John Basedow is involved.
• It’s available in “3 easy payments of $19.95.”
• It’s in a magazine.
• It implies that hard work isn’t actually required.

There’s only one way to lose weight, and it needn’t cost a thing. Eat less, exercise more. Jared describes this in more detail in what he’s dubbed, “The Lose Weight Diet.”

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