2024-02-28 20:53:23
Food supplements: the race for well-being, Fiona Collienne and Guillaume Wollner The food supplement market is in great shape. Immunity, sleep, stress, digestion: we now find something for everything. Every year, thousands of new products are put on the market in Belgium without having to prove their effectiveness. For #Investigation, Fiona Collienne and Guillaume Wollner investigated behind the scenes of this business. To stand out in this ultra-competitive market, all means are good. If some laboratories circumvent the legislation with tempting health promises, others do not hesitate to court doctors to increase their sales. Lose weight at all costs, Jean-Christophe Adnet and Adrien Lasserre Weight loss diets sell us a dream: to lose weight, to have a perfect body, without effort. High-protein diets, laxatives, hormones, amphetamines, miracle pills… some people will do anything to lose a few extra pounds. #Investigation met the “survivors” of these extreme diets and their conclusion is clear: they do not work. However, some doctors prescribe very controversial molecules, such as pseudoephedrine, supposedly to make their patients lose weight, even if it means putting their health at risk.
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