![]() Marie Osmond sheds 50 pounds - but not with Fast 5-plusįurther adding to the deception are celebrity endorsements and consumer testimonials that falsely advertise that the speaker or person pictured used Fast 5 or Fast 5-plus to achieve their weight-loss goals, the petition alleges.įor example, Marie Osmond opens one Nutrisystem commercial for Fast 5-plus saying, “How would you like to lose five pounds your first week plus an inch off your waist? … I’m Marie and I lost 50 pounds on Nutrisystem.” But the singer did not use Fast 5-plus to slim down, as a fine-print disclosure reveals nor did former NFL quarterback Dan Marino, who also appears in the commercial embedded at the top of this article.ĭavid Zetoony, who leads the consumer law practice at Bryan Cave, said he hopes that the FTC “seriously investigates” any petition that comes its way. ![]() It alleges that the only substantiation provided for the Fast 5-plus program is a statement citing a third-party clinical test sponsored by Nutrisystem, and that losing five pounds in a week may not be typical for most customers - a would-be violation under the previous consent order. The petition contends that both programs have misled consumers on how much they can expect to lose on the diet plans. Current advertising, including the Nutrisystem website, pushes the Fast 5-plus version ![]() Specifically, the complaint points to the company’s heavily advertised Fast 5 and Fast 5-plus weight-loss programs, both of which claim that a consumer can lose five pounds in his or her first week (with the latter also promising the “plus” as being a one-inch waist reduction in that time). “To the extent that Nutrisystem has interpreted the scheduled sunset of its consent order as license to mislead consumers, the FTC should consider initiating a proceeding in federal court to permanently enjoin future deception,” the petition alleges. The 1993 FTC consent order banned Nutrisystem from misrepresenting the effectiveness and safety of its food plans, but the order expired in 2013. No longer tied to the order, the company has launched two programs that peddle “a host of misrepresentations” that closely mirror those that prompted the agency’s initial investigation more than two decades ago, according to the FTC petition filed in January by Bryan Cave, a St. Here’s a breakdown of what a review has found.Īn international law firm is calling on the FTC to investigate whether Nutrisystem has reverted to making the same type of deceptive weight-loss claims that led to a consent order prohibiting the company from such misleading practices. Nutrisystem’s Fast 5-plus weight-loss program may lead you to believe that it’s still not too late to get into bikini shape this summer.īut is Nutrisystem marketing the diet plan, which promises that you’ll lose five pounds and an inch off your waist in just your first week, with the same type of deceptive claims that got the company into hot water with federal officials in the early 1990s? Moreover, what are the potential financial pitfalls if you want to cancel your membership?
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