'Sinister' diet patch targets teens
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:01 pmDoctors have told Newsbeat they are worried about a "sinister" new diet patch that specifically targets young women and teenagers who don't need to lose weight.
The adverts for the Pink Patch are plastered all over websites including Facebook and Hotmail. They're a small inch-squared patch which you stick to your skin for 24 hours at a time.
The company claims it works by using natural appetite suppressants which are absorbed through the skin and make you less hungry.
But Newsbeat has received a number of texts saying the patches do not actually work.
Washboard stomachs
On Facebook, the ads have been popping up on the left hand side of users pages. The caption reads: "The Pink Patch will help you lose that stubborn stone and be your skinniest."
When you click through to their website you're greeted by lots of washboard flat stomachs in tight jeans.
Some of the girls look as young as 14. Stuck to their arm or tummy is the small Pink Patch and all over the page are headlines like 'How to Be the Envy of Every Girl You Know...............
Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/healt ... 452145.stm
The adverts for the Pink Patch are plastered all over websites including Facebook and Hotmail. They're a small inch-squared patch which you stick to your skin for 24 hours at a time.
The company claims it works by using natural appetite suppressants which are absorbed through the skin and make you less hungry.
But Newsbeat has received a number of texts saying the patches do not actually work.
Washboard stomachs
On Facebook, the ads have been popping up on the left hand side of users pages. The caption reads: "The Pink Patch will help you lose that stubborn stone and be your skinniest."
When you click through to their website you're greeted by lots of washboard flat stomachs in tight jeans.
Some of the girls look as young as 14. Stuck to their arm or tummy is the small Pink Patch and all over the page are headlines like 'How to Be the Envy of Every Girl You Know...............
Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/healt ... 452145.stm