Widely shared social media posts are claiming herbal weight loss inhalers have been approved for the US market by the FDA. The agency has confirmed with us that this isn’t true.
which have very similar claims, and between them have been watched and liked thousands of times.
They claim that a box, which appears to be some kind of inhaler, will stimulate weight loss and enhance liver health.say: “This revolutionary device made by Japanese engineers has been approved by FDA. That can make any woman or man loose between 12 to 16 pounds a week. [...] It attacks some body cells that are responsible for weight loss and makes it easy to loose weight. [...] Also, it kills toxic cells, increases metabolism, and increases your libido.
It goes on to make the same claims about detoxification and boosting metabolism “so when you lose weight you keep it off forever”. In fact, the FDA told us by email that it “has not authorized any nasal herbal inhaler devices for weight loss or to improve liver function.” We have contacted both accounts that posted the videos, but received no response at the time of writing.
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