They jump to the conclusion that further research is not necessary because what worked for one will work for millions. Ethical scientific research, on the other hand, must be reviewed by scientific peers, and must be reproducible . As a society, we spend billions of dollars researching drugs and dietary habits around the world. You may be experiencing the placebo effect, while making someone else rich. A placebo is an ineffective replacement for a medicine and is used in research to detect the difference between taking the medicine and not.
Some patients experience symptomatic improvements because they believe they are taking the medicine.
We acknowledge that improvement is good, no matter the cause. The danger is that the effect will not have a positive impact on the disease, and when the effect wears off the disease will have progressed unabated. You can send in your name, with a check, answer a questionnaire whatever way you want, and get a beautiful certificate claiming your competency in an area of study. An ethical, registered, currently certified dietitian should consider all of these for your individual situation. You are made to believe, by the powerful radio advertising and personal testimonials, that this is the pill that will make you lose weight effortlessly.