‘Slim Chance Awards’

The Worst Diets of 2011

By Marsha Hudnall on January 3, 2012

It’s time to announce the 23rd annual Slim Chance Awards, courtesy of the Healthy Weight Network. The Slim Chance Awards are sponsored by Healthy Weight Network and the National Council against Health Fraud. They are a lead-up to “Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day” during Healthy Weight Week, the third week in January. Read on to discover […] read more »

If It Looks Like a Duck: Worst Weight Loss Promises of 2008

By Marsha Hudnall on December 31, 2008

The Healthy Weight Network recently released its 20th annual Slim Chance Awards, highlighting both the hidden dangers of diets and supplements that often contain unknown ingredients and sometimes potent drugs, and the merely ridiculous.  "To call 2008 a typical year in the weight loss field would be too easy," cites their press release. "This year’s awards go to an infamous huckster of diet infomercials, […] read more »

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