Appetite suppressants have a bad reputation
These lollypops are quite the controversial treat. | Flat Tummy Co via Instagram
Flat Tummy Co. is far from the first company to create appetite suppressants, but by now, they’ve earned a bad reputation.
“At best, they won’t work. Or if they do, it will either be placebo or they will have a very subtle impact on appetite,” says weight loss and fitness expert Charlie Seltzer, M.D., who added, “At worst, they can kill you,” noting that “a small but significant number of people can experience full-on liver failure from green tea extract.” Yikes.
And even if they don’t hurt or kill you, many of Kim’s followers were quick to point out that promoting such a product can damage many of the young, impressionable people who follow her.
As nutritionist Maria Marlowe told Vogue, “this is sending the wrong messages — that being hungry is bad, that our bodies need to be controlled, and that the route to our ideal body comes in candy form.”
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