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ihlr-16549	Van Tassel, Katharine A.	Slaying the Hydra: The History of Quack Medicine, the Obesity Epidemic and the FDA's Battle to Regulate Dietary Supplements Marketed as Weight Loss Aids	2009	50	.pdf	application/pdf	24781	1483	64	Taking advantage of consumers' vulnerability and misperceptions regarding FDA oversight, the sale of weight loss supple­ ments in the United States reached $4.7 billion in 2001,9 with projected in­ creases of ten to twenty percent annually.10 Weight loss supplements are the fastest growing segment of the dietary supplement industry.11 However, the majority of these products are ineffective.12 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that more consumers are defrauded by weight loss products than any other product it has examined. Many egregious claims- particularly for weight loss products -often appear in the mainstream media.	cache/ihlr-16549.pdf	txt/ihlr-16549.txt